Offshore wind energy – sectoral marine plan: further research for social impact assessment

Explores community views on offshore wind farms' social and economic impacts and suggests strategic environmental impact assessment improvements for marine planning.


List of acronyms

CES Crown Estate Scotland

dB(A) Weighted decibel - expression of the relative loudness of sounds

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

ESA Employment and Support, Allowance

FTE Full-time equivalent jobs - unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week.

GVA Gross Value Added

INTOG Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas decarbonisation

ONS Office for National Statistics

OWE Offshore Wind Energy

SCQF Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework

SEIA Socioeconomic impact assessment

SMP Sectoral Marine Plan

SMP-OWE Sectoral Marine Plans for Offshore Wind Energy

Contact

Email: ScotMER@gov.scot

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