Human Dimensions

Potential impacts on local communities, societies, and economies.

The development of wind energy and marine renewable energy projects will likely affect human activities both socially and economically. Evaluation of human perspectives, needs, and rights is necessary to ensure that the benefits of the project outweigh the cost to local communities, society, and the economy in addition to the natural environment. Common stakeholder concerns include loss of property value or annoyance due to visual impacts; changes access to fisheries or recreation; and loss of economic opportunity or livelihood. Conversely, potential benefits of the development of wind energy and marine renewable energy projects include the creation of new jobs, increased tourism, and reduced emissions of greenhouse gases.

Included in Human Dimensions are the following considerations: Climate Change, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Justice, Fisheries, Legal & Policy, Life Cycle Assessment, Marine Spatial Planning, Navigation, Recreation & Tourism, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement, and Visual Impacts.

Affiliated Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Total results: 3336
Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Energy-food nexus in the marine environment: A macroeconomic analysis on offshore wind energy and seafood production in Scotland Qu, Y., Hooper, T., Swales, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Social & Economic Data
Insights and recommendations for involving young people in decision making for the marine environment Devenport, E., Brooker, E., Brooker, A. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Sustainable site selection of offshore wind farms using GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis and analytical hierarchy process. Case study: Island of Crete (Greece) Gkeka-Serpetsidaki, P., Tsoutsos, T. Book Chapter Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Four steps for the Earth: mainstreaming the post-2020 global biodiversity framework Milner-Gulland, E., Addison, P., Arlidge, W. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Land-use impacts of Brazilian wind power expansion Turkovska, O., Castro, G., Klingler, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
Climate Change Implications for Tidal Marshes and Food Web Linkages to Estuarine and Coastal Nekton Colombano, D., Litvin, S., Ziegler. S. Journal Article Human Dimensions
A new hybrid multi-criteria decision-making approach for location selection of sustainable offshore wind energy stations: A case study Abdel-Basset, M., Gamal, A., Chakrabortty, R. Journal Article Wind Energy Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions
NABat: A top-down, bottom-up solution to collaborative continental-scale monitoring Reichert, B., Bayless, M., Cheng, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Habitat Change Bats, Human Dimensions
Evaluation of marine spatial planning requires fit for purpose monitoring strategies Stelzenmüller, V., Cormier, R., Gee, K. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
SafeWave Deliverable 6.1 Gathering, Editing and Management of Relevant Information for Identifying Suitable Areas for the Development of Wave Energy Projects Galparsoro, I., Mandiola, G., Pouso, S. Report Marine Energy, Wave Human Dimensions
Climate change impacts on renewable energy supply Gernaat, D., de Boer, H., Daioglou, V. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions
A new method to estimate the economic activity supported by offshore wind: A hypothetical extraction study for the United Kingdom Allan, G., Connolly, K. , McGregor, P. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Developing a Holistic Framework to Investigate the Environmental, Social, and Economic Suitability of Tidal Stream Energy in British Columbia’s Remote Coastal Diesel Reliant First Nations Communities Richardson, R. Thesis Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Wind energy in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec: conflicts and social implications Martínez-Mendoza, E., Rivas-Tovar, L., García-Santamaría, L. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Human Dimensions, Visual Impacts
Manufacturing and Recycling Impact on Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Innovative Wind Power Plant Part 2/2 Bałdowska-Witos, P., Doerffer, K., Pysz, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions
Final Environmental Assessment Leaning Juniper I Wind Facility Eagle Incidental Take Permit US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds, Raptors, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
BOEM Offshore Wind Energy Facilities Emission Estimating Tool — Version 2.0 User’s Guide Chang, R., Mendenhall, S., Lamie, C. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Orkney Islands Marine Region: State of the Environment Assessment Orkney Islands Council Report Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Physical Environment, Fish, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Life cycle assessment of wind farms in Ethiopia Teffera, B., Assefa, B., Björklund, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
IEA-OES Annual Report: An Overview of Ocean Energy Activities in 2020 Ocean Energy Systems (OES) Report Marine Energy Human Dimensions
MSPglobal: international guide on marine/maritime spatial planning Ansong, J., Isaksson, I., Quesada da Silva, M. Guidance Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
South Fork Wind Farm and South Fork Export Cable Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Report Wind Energy EMF Bats, Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Terrestrial Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Renewable energy for whom? A global systematic review of the environmental justice implications of renewable energy technologies Levenda, A., Disano, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Marine energy and the new blue economy Geerlofs, S. Book Chapter Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Social & Economic Data
Protecting the marine environment for a sustainable development of offshore wind energy - Recommendations by WWF France Hardy, P-Y., Kazeroni, M., Alex, B. Guidance Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy. Overview and Summary. Robinson Willmott, J., Clerc, J., Vukovich, M. Report Birds, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
What’s love got to do with it? Understanding local cognitive and affective responses to wind power projects Russell, A., Firestone, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
U.S. Geological Survey Science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2018 Annual Report Anderson, P., Aldridge, C., Alexander, J. Report Wind Energy Habitat Change Human Dimensions
New Jersey’s Short-term Offshore Wind Research Priorities (2021 Draft) New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Office of Science Website Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
X-shaped Radical Offshore Wind Turbine for Overall Cost of Energy Reduction (X-ROTOR) Jessopp, M., Clairbaux, M. Research Study Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Attraction, Collision, Displacement, Noise Birds, Seabirds, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment
Social Acceptance and Socio-economic Effects of Multi-use Offshore Developments: Theory and Applications off the Liuqiu Island Chen, W., Koundouri, P., Davilla, O. Book Chapter Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Visual Impacts
Wind Energy Technologies Office Multi-Year Program Plan Fiscal Years 2021—2025 Marlay, R., Ahlgrimm, J., Clapper, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Habitat Change Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data, Stakeholder Engagement
Setting the Context for Offshore Wind Development Effects on Fish and Fisheries Gill, A., Degraer, S., Lipsky, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Changes in Flow, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Acoustic Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy on Fishery Resources: An Evolving Source and Varied Effects Across a Wind Farm’s Lifetime Mooney, T., Andersson, M., Stanley, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Effects of the Block Island Wind Farm on Coastal Resources: Lessons Learned Carey, D., Wilber, D., Read, L. Magazine Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Recreation & Tourism, Stakeholder Engagement
Considerations for Offshore Wind Energy Development Effects on Fish and Fisheries in the United States: A Review of Existing Studies, New Efforts, and Opportunities for Innovation Perry, R., Heyman, W. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Introduction to the Special Issue on: Understanding the Effects of Offshore Wind Development on Fisheries Twigg, E., Roberts, S., Hofmann, E. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Offshore Wind Projects and Fisheries: Conflict and Engagement in the United Kingdom and the United States Haggett, C., ten Brink, T., Russell, A. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Stakeholder Engagement
Offshore Wind Development in the Northeast US Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem: Ecological, Human, and Fishery Management Dimensions Methratta, E., Hawkins, A., Hooker, B. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Does galvanic cathodic protection by aluminum anodes impact marine organisms? Bell, A., von der Au, M., Regnery, J. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Chemicals Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
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