Energia eòlica marina i aus: integració de les eines d’avaluació a l’espai i el temps
[eng] Amongst the available renewable energy sources, offshore wind energy is having a rapid expansion. Renewable energies are viewed as an environmental benign alternative to the energy production based on fossil fuels, but the emerging development of offshore wind energy has also raised public con...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis doctoral |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2012 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de la UB |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/35953 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/35953 http://hdl.handle.net/10803/107961 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Energia eòlica Avaluació d'impacte ambiental Ocells Wind power Environmental impact analysis Birds |
| Sumario: | [eng] Amongst the available renewable energy sources, offshore wind energy is having a rapid expansion. Renewable energies are viewed as an environmental benign alternative to the energy production based on fossil fuels, but the emerging development of offshore wind energy has also raised public concern over its potential impact on seabird communities. To assess this impact, seabird distribution and abundance maps are usually included in Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) and Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA). Nevertheless few studies have attempted to develop analytical methods to assess quantitatively the potential impacts of offshore wind farms on birds based on seabird distribution data. This PhD study aims to contribute to fill in this gap in the methodological approach. The thesis is a compilation of four studies, two published papers, one submitted manuscript and another ready for submission. These studies focus on different analytical approaches that integrate the spatial and temporal dimension of seabird distribution at large scale and regional and local scale. After presenting these integrative tools I provide practical guidelines for practitioners on how to integrate the tools in the design of SEAs and EIAs. |
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