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
Habitat Mapping and Assessment of Northeast Wind Energy Areas Guida, V., Drohan, A., Welch, H. Report Fixed Offshore Wind Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Demersal Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Regional industrial policy in the wind energy sector: The case of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Adami, V., Junior, J., Sellitto, M. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Stakeholder requirements for commercially successful wave energy converter farms Babarit, A., Bull, D., Dykes, K. Journal Article Wave, Marine Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Human Dimensions
Digital Aerial Baseline Survey of Marine Wildlife in Support of Offshore Wind Energy Summer and Fall 2016 Semi-Annual Report Normandeau Associates Inc Report Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning
Assessing potential impacts of energized submarine power cables on crab harvests Love, M., Nishimoto, M., Clark, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy EMF Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
When tourists meet transmission lines: The effects of electric transmission lines on tourism in Iceland Stefánsson, P., Sæþórsdóttir, A., Hall, C. Journal Article Wind Energy Visual Impacts, Recreation & Tourism, Human Dimensions
Will Communities "Open-Up" to Offshore Wind? Lessons Learned from New England Islands in the United States Klain, S., Satterfield, T., MacDonald, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Multi-criteria decision-making on assessment of proposed tidal barrage schemes in terms of environmental impacts Wu, Y., Xu, C., Ke, Y. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions
Ecosystem Approach of Marine Renewable Energy: Study of the Effects on the Food Web of the Construction of the Wind Farm off Courseulles-sur-Mer and the Cumulative Impact Raoux, A. Thesis Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Life Cycle Assessment of a multi-use offshore platform: Combining wind and wave energy production Elginoz, N., Bas, B. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wave, Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Offshore wind farm in marine spatial planning and the stakeholders engagement: Opportunities and challenges for Taiwan Zhang, Y., Zhang, C., Chang, Y. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Stakeholder Engagement, Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions
Assessing cumulative human activities, pressures, and impacts on North Sea benthic habitats using a biological traits approach Kenny, A., Jenkins, C., Wood, D. Journal Article Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy Human Dimensions
East Anglia ONE North Offshore Windfarm Scoping Report ScottishPower Renewables Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
New York State Offshore Wind Master Plan: Fish and Fisheries Study Ecology and Environment, Inc. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Habitat Change, Noise Fish, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Fisheries
Public Participation in Wind Energy Projects Located in Germany: Which Form of Participation is the Key to Acceptance? Langer, K., Decker, T., Menrad, K. Journal Article Wind Energy Stakeholder Engagement, Human Dimensions
Wind Power and Externalities Zerrahn, A. Journal Article Wind Energy Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Local and socio-political acceptance of wind farms in Germany Sonnenberg, M., Ruddat, M. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
East Anglia TWO Offshore Windfarm Scoping Report ScottishPower Renewables Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Birds, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
The Development of a Comprehensive Legal Framework for the Promotion of Offshore Wind Power Gao, A., Fan, C. Book Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
New York State Offshore Wind Master Plan: Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles Study Ecology and Environment, Inc. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Noise Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Human Dimensions
Marine Spatial Plan for Washington’s Pacific Coast Bates, E., Gianou, K., Hennessey, J. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Birds, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Method to Estimate the Visual Impact of an Offshore Wind Farm Maslov, N., Claramunt, C., Wang, T. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Visual Impacts, Human Dimensions
Comparative assessment of the environmental impacts of nuclear, wind and hydro-electric power plants in Ontario: A life cycle assessment Siddiqui, O., Dincer, I. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
The UN's new sustainable development agenda and renewable energy: the challenge to reach SDG7 while achieving energy justice Calzadilla, P., Mauger, R. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions
An Interactive Planning Support Tool for Addressing Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Projects in The Netherlands Flacke, J., de Boer, C. Journal Article Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
Northeast Offshore Wind Regional Market Characterization: A Report for the Roadmap Project for Multi-State Cooperation on Offshore Wind Grace, R., Shoesmith, J., Donovan, D. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Patterns of acceptance and non-acceptance within energy landscapes: A case study on wind energy expansion in Austria Scherhaufer, P., Holtinger, S., Salak, B. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Stakeholder Engagement
North Carolina Collaborative Archaeological Survey: Kitty Hawk Wind Energy Area Carrier, B., DeLong, N., Hoffman, W. Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
An Integrated Assessment Framework of Offshore Wind Power Projects Applying Equator Principles and Social Life Cycle Assessment Tseng, Y., Lee, Y., Liao, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
U.S. Job Creation in Offshore Wind: A Report for the Roadmap Project for Multi-State Cooperation on Offshore Wind BVG Associates Report Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Short Science Summary: Permitting/Consenting Case Studies OES-Environmental Summary Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
Marine Renewable Energy in the Mediterranean Sea: Status and Perspectives Soukissian, T., Denaxa, D., Karathanasi, F. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Human Dimensions
Flat and complex temperate reefs provide similar support for fish Paxton, A., Pickering, E., Adler, A. Journal Article Marine Energy Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Fish, Human Dimensions
Mechanisms and risk of cumulative impacts to coastal ecosystem services: An expert elicitation approach Singh, G., Sinner, J., Ellis, J. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Spatiotemporal variability of marine renewable energy resources in Norway Varlas, G., Christakos, K. , Cheliotis, I. Journal Article Marine Energy, Wind Energy Human Dimensions
Community Energy and Emissions Planning for Tidal Current Turbines: A Case Study of the Municipalities of the Southern Gulf Islands Region, British Columbia Sangiuliano, S. Journal Article Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Phase-resolving wave modeling for the wave characterization of coastal and nearshore Marine Renewable Energy sites Varing, A., Filipot, J-F., Roeber, V. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Wave Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions
Towards energy landscapes – “Pathfinder for sustainable wind power locations” Eichhorn, M., Tafarte, P., Thran, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Noise Bats, Birds, Human Dimensions
Ocean Beliefs and Support for an Offshore Wind Energy Project Bidwell, D. Journal Article Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind Social & Economic Data, Human Dimensions
Environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) for Shobak 45 mW Wind Power Project in Ma'an El-Moghrabi, L., Masri, I. Report Wind Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
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