An Overview of Visual Impact Analysis for Offshore Wind Energy

Richard A. Warner

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An Overview of Visual Impact Analysis for Offshore Wind Energy

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Richard A. Warner

Year:

2018

Type:

Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Gobster, Paul H.; Smardon, Richard C., eds. 2018. Visual resource stewardship conference proceedings: landscape and seascape management in a time of change. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-183. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 38-43.

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Abstract

This paper presents a brief overview of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's regulatory framework for offshore renewable energy and summarizes the status of offshore wind energy projects in U.S. waters. The paper also discusses how visual impact analysis (VIA) will be integrated into the environmental analysis of proposed wind energy projects, the unique characteristics of VIA for offshore wind energy development, and the challenges encountered thus far. The conclusion describes lessons learned and summarizes the future of VIA at BOEM.

Parent Publication

Visual resource stewardship conference proceedings: landscape and seascape management in a time of change

Citation

Warner, Richard A. 2018. An Overview of Visual Impact Analysis for Offshore Wind Energy. In: Gobster, Paul H.; Smardon, Richard C., eds. 2018. Visual resource stewardship conference proceedings: landscape and seascape management in a time of change. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-183. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 38-43.