Sandy Kerr

Director, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society
Director, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Institute for Life and Earth Sciences
Director, Research Centres and Themes, Energy Academy
Director, Research Centres and Themes, International Centre for Island Technology

EmailS.Kerr@hw.ac.uk

EH14 4AS
United Kingdom
KW16 3AW
United Kingdom

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Marine Spatial Planning

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31 Article
10 Paper
6 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
5 Conference contribution
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2020
Development of multi-use platforms at sea: Barriers to realising Blue Growth
van den Berg, S. W. K., Schupp, M. F., Depellegrin, D., Barbanti, A. & Kerr, S., 30 Aug 2020, In : Oceanic Engineering. 217, 107983.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Enclosing the right to fish: A Q-study into fishers’ attitudes to rights in Scottish fisheries
Weir, S. & Kerr, S., 1 Apr 2020, In : Ocean and Coastal Management. 187, 105116.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Industry and academia partnership for aquatic renewable energy development in Colombia: A knowledge-education transfer model from the United Kingdom to Colombia
Colmenares-Quintero, R. F., Rojas, N., Kerr, S. & Caicedo-Concha, D. M., 19 Oct 2020, In : Cogent Engineering. 7, 1829805.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Upscaling smart local energy systems: A review of technical barriers
Rae, C., Kerr, S. & Maroto-Valer, M. M., Oct 2020, In : Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 131, 110020.
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2019
Future policy implications of tidal energy array interactions
Waldman, S., Weir, S., O'Hara Murray, R. B., Woolf, D. K. & Kerr, S., Oct 2019, In : Marine Policy. 108, 103611.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Property, power and planning: Attitudes to spatial enclosure in Scottish seas
Weir, S. & Kerr, S., Oct 2019, In : Marine Policy. 108, 103633.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
1 Citation (Scopus)
2018

Community Benefit Schemes: fair shares or token gestures?
Kerr, S. & Weir, S., 2018, Ocean Energy: Governance Challenges for Wave and Tidal Stream Technologies. Wright, G., Kerr, S. & Johnson, K. (eds.). Routledge, p. 191-205 (Earthscan Oceans).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Introduction: context, technology and governance
Wright, G., Kerr, S. & Johnson, K. R., 2018, Ocean Energy: Governance Challenges for Wave and Tidal Stream Technologies. Wright, G., Kerr, S. & Johnson, K. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 1-10 10 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Mare reservarum: enclosure of the commons and the evolution of marine rights in an era of ocean industrialisation
Kerr, S., Johnson, K. R., Colton, J., Wright, G. & Weir, S., 2018, Ocean Energy: Governance Challenges for Wave and Tidal Stream Technologies. Wright, G., Kerr, S. & Johnson, K. (eds.). Routledge, p. 80-98 19 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Multi-use maritime platforms - North Sea oil and offshore wind: Opportunity and risk
Legorburu, I., Johnson, K. R. & Kerr, S. A., 15 Jun 2018, In : Ocean and Coastal Management. 160, p. 75-85 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
16 Citations (Scopus)
Offshore Oil and Gas
Legorburu, I., Johnson, K. R. & Kerr, S., 2018, Building Industries at Sea: Blue Growth and the New Maritime Economy. Johnson, K., Dalton, G. & Masters, I. (eds.). River Publishers, p. 231-256
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

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Shaping blue growth: Social sciences at the nexus between marine renewables and energy policy
Kerr, S., Watts, L., Brennan, R., Howell, R., Graziano, M., O'Hagan, A. M., van der Horst, D., Weir, S., Wright, G. & Wynne, B., 2018, Advancing Energy Policy: Lessons on the Integration of Social Sciences and Humanities. Foulds, C. & Robison, R. (eds.). Palgrave Pivot, p. 31-46 16 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Open Access
3 Citations (Scopus)
Shipping: Shipbuilding and Maritime Transportation
Legorburu, I., Johnson, K. R. & Kerr, S., 2018, Building Industries at Sea: Blue Growth and the New Maritime Economy. Johnson, K., Dalton, G. & Masters, I. (eds.). River Publishers, p. 257-284
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

Open Access
Wave and Tidal Energy
Johnson, K. R. & Kerr, S., 2018, Handbook on Marine Environmental Protection: Science, Impacts and Sustainable Management. Salomon, M. & Markus, T. (eds.). Springer
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
2017

Community benefits schemes: Fair shares or token gestures?
Kerr, S. & Weir, S., 14 Dec 2017, Ocean Energy: Governance Challenges for Wave and Tidal Stream Technologies. Wright, G., Kerr, S. & Johnson, K. (eds.). Routledge, p. 191-204 14 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

1 Citation (Scopus)
Ocean energy: Governance challenges for wave and tidal stream technologies
Wright, G. (ed.), Kerr, S. (ed.) & Johnson, K., 14 Dec 2017, Routledge. 252 p. (Earthscan Oceans)
Research output: Book/Report › Book
Understanding community benefit payments from renewable energy development
Kerr, S., Johnson, K. R. & Weir, S., Jun 2017, In : Energy Policy. 105, p. 202-211
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27 Citations (Scopus)

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2016
Establishing a legal research agenda for ocean energy
Wright, G., O'Hagan, A. M., de Groot, J., Leroy, Y., Soininen, N., Salcido, R., Castelos, M. A., Jude, S., Rochette, J. & Kerr, S., Jan 2016, In : Marine Policy. 63, p. 126-134 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
30 Citations (Scopus)
Integrated methodologies of economics and socio-economics assessments in Ocean Renewable Energy: private and public perspectives
Dalton, G., Allan, G. J., Beaumont, N., Georgakaki, A., Hacking, N., Hooper, T., Kerr, S., O'Hagan, A. M., Reilly, K., Ricci, P., Sheng, W. & Stallard, T., 23 Apr 2016, In : International Journal of Marine Energy.
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The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters and Scotland - Planning Europe's Atlantic gateway
Johnson, K. R., Kerr, S. & Side, J. C., Sep 2016, In : Marine Policy. 71, p. 285–292 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
5 Citations (Scopus)
2015
Economic and socio-economic assessment methods for ocean renewable energy: Public and private perspectives
Dalton, G., Allan, G., Beaumont, N., Georgakaki, A., Hacking, N., Hooper, T., Kerr, S., O'Hagan, A. M., Reilly, K., Ricci, P., Sheng, W. & Stallard, T., 2015, In : Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 45, p. 850-878 29 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
33 Citations (Scopus)
Rights and Ownership in Sea Country: Implications of marine renewable energy for indigenous and local communities
Kerr, S., Johnson, K. R., Colton, J. & Glen, W., Feb 2015, In : Marine Policy. 52, p. 108-115 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
32 Citations (Scopus)
Willingness to pay for gold standard carbon credits
Parnphumeesup, P. & Kerr, S., 2015, In : Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy. 10, 4, p. 412-417 5 p.
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4 Citations (Scopus)

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2014
Establishing an agenda for social studies research in marine renewable energy
Kerr, S., Watts, L., Colton, J., Conway, F., Hull, A., Johnson, K. R., Jude, S., Kannen, A., MacDougall, S., McLachlan, C., Potts, T. & Vergunst, J., Apr 2014, In : Energy Policy. 67, p. 694-702 9 p.
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41 Citations (Scopus)

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Planning at the edge: Integrating across the land sea divide
Kerr, S., Johnson, K. R. & Side, J. C., Jul 2014, In : Marine Policy. 47, p. 118–125 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
41 Citations (Scopus)
Science in support of governance of wave and tidal energy developments
Side, J., Davies, I. M., Johnson, K., Bell, M., Baston, S., Kerr, S., Woolf, D. & Harris, R. E., Oct 2014, In : Ocean and Coastal Management. 99, p. 1-2 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
2013
Marine renewables and coastal communities: Experiences from the offshore oil industry in the 1970s and their relevance to marine renewables in the 2010s
Johnson, K. R., Kerr, S. & Side, J. C., Mar 2013, In : Marine Policy. 38, p. 491-499 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
27 Citations (Scopus)
2012
Accommodating wave and tidal energy: Control and decision in Scotland
Johnson, K. R., Kerr, S. & Side, J. C., Sep 2012, In : Ocean and Coastal Management. 65, -, p. 26-33 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
32 Citations (Scopus)
Governance, planning and the European ambition for marine space
Johnson, K. R., Side, J. C. & Kerr, S., Jun 2012, Innovative Coastal Zone Management: Sustainable Engineering for a Dynamic Coast. Schofield, A. (ed.). London: ICE Publishing, p. 384-392 9 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Marine renewable energy: An agenda for fish and fisheries research
Kerr, S., May 2012.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
2011
Accommodating wave and tidal energy: knowledge transfer and the role of marine spatial planning
Johnson, K. R. & Kerr, S., 2011, ICES Annual Science Conference: 19-23 September 2011: business meetings 17-24 September: Gdansk Music and Congress Centre, Gdansk, Poland. International Council for the Exploration of the Sea , p. 1-15 15 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Classifying carbon credit buyers according to their attitudes towards and involvement in CDM sustainability labels
Parnphumeesup, P. & Kerr, S. A., Oct 2011, In : Energy Policy. 39, 10, p. 6271-6279 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

12 Citations (Scopus)

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Ecosystem-based marine spatial management: Review of concepts, policies, tools, and critical issues
Katsanevakis, S., Stelzenmuller, V., South, A., Sorensen, T. K., Jones, P. J. S., Kerr, S., Badalamenti, F., Anagnostou, C., Breen, P., Chust, G., D'Anna, G., Duijn, M., Filatova, T., Fiorentino, F., Hulsman, H., Johnson, K. R., Karageorgis, A. P., Kronke, I., Mirto, S., Pipitone, C. & 12 others, Portelli, S., Qiu, W., Reiss, H., Sakellariou, D., Salomidi, M., van Hoof, L., Vassilopoulou, V., Fernandez, T. V., Voge, S., Weber, A., Zenetos, A. & ter Hofstede, R., Nov 2011, In : Ocean and Coastal Management. 54, 11, p. 807-820 14 p.
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231 Citations (Scopus)

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Marine renewable energy: The ecological implications of altering the hydrodynamics of the marine environment
Shields, M. A., Woolf, D. K., Grist, E. P. M., Kerr, S. A., Jackson, A., Harris, R. E., Bell, M. C., Beharie, R. A., Want, A., Gibb, S. W., Osalusi, E. & Side, J., Jan 2011, In : Ocean and Coastal Management. 54, 1, p. 2-9 8 p.
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124 Citations (Scopus)

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Stakeholder preferences towards the sustainable development of CDM projects: lessons from biomass (rice husk) CDM project in Thailand
Parnphumeesup, P. & Kerr, S., Jun 2011, In : Energy Policy. 39, 6, p. 3591-3601 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
24 Citations (Scopus)

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2010

Emergence of a new marine renewable energy industry - what are the implications for fisheries?
Bell, M., Side, J. C., Kerr, S., Johnson, K., Baston, S. & Bullen, C. R., Sep 2010, p. 32 pp. 32 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Marine energy learning and innovation systems; Understanding community perceptions of marine renewable energy
Kerr, S., Oct 2010.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Overview of recent technologies on wave and current measurement in coastal and marine applications
Pitchai, K. P., Osalusi, E., Ruscoe, J. P., Side, J. C., Harris, R. E., Kerr, S. & Bullen, C. R., 2010, In : Journal of Oceanography and Marine Science. 1, 1, p. 1-10 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2009

Seabed habitat mapping techniques: an overview of the performance of various systems
Pandian, P. K., Ruscoe, J. P., Shields, M., Side, J. C., Harris, R. E., Kerr, S. & Bullen, C. R., Dec 2009, In : Mediterranean Marine Science. 10, 2, p. 29-43 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

17 Citations (Scopus)
2008

Multidisciplinary approach to advancing marine renewable energy research in Scotland
Shields, M., Pitchai, K. P., Side, J. C., Gibb, S., Harris, R. E., Kerr, S., Woolf, D. & Osalusi, E., Oct 2008, Proceedings of the ICOE 2008, Brest, France, 15-17 October. p. 1
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Rise and fall of sub-national island jurisdictions: the cases of San Andrés y Providencia and the Galápagos Islands
Kerr, S., Aug 2008, In: Baldacchino, G. and Milne, D., eds., The case for non-sovereignty : lessons from sub-national island jurisdictions. London: Routledge. p. 139-158 20 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
2007
Coastal and marine resource management in the Galapagos Islands and the Archipelago of San Andres: Issues, problems and opportunities
Baine, M., Howard, M., Kerr, S., Edgar, G. & Toral, V., 2007, In : Ocean and Coastal Management. 50, 3-4, p. 148-173 26 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
41 Citations (Scopus)
Petroleum industry and renewables
Corbett, P., Kerr, S., Richards, B., Side, J. & Davies, D., Jan 2007, In : First Break. 25, 1, p. 53-59 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2 Citations (Scopus)
2006
Resolving conflicts in selecting a programme of fisheries science investigation
Kerr, S., Johnson, K., Side, J., Baine, M., Davos, C. & Henley, J., Jul 2006, In : Fisheries Research. 79, 3, p. 313-324 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2 Citations (Scopus)
Winds of change: the planning response to renewable energy in Scotland
Kerr, S., 2006, In : Town Planning Review. 77, 4, p. 375-402
Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review
6 Citations (Scopus)
2005

Resolving conflicts in selecting a programme of fisheries science investigation
Johnson, K., Baine, M. S. P., Davos, C., Henley, J., Kerr, S. & Side, J. C., Sep 2005. 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
What is small island sustainable development about?
Kerr, S. A., 2005, In : Ocean and Coastal Management. 48, 7-8, p. 503-524 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
64 Citations (Scopus)
2002

Lost last strong hold of Arctic char in Orkney; Heldale Water of Hoy, surveyed by char fanatics
Kerr, S., Kirkpatrick, P., Greer, R. B., Hammar, J. & Skold, E., Sep 2002, Proceedings of the Tenth ISACF workshop on Arctic char, 2002 . Igoe, F., Kelly, M., Neylon, S. & Hammar, J. (eds.). International Society of Arctic Char Fanatics , p. 7 pp. 7 p.
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2000

Prioritising environmental investment through sustainable development targets
Holgate, M. J. M., Kerr, S. A., King, A. & Wilson, J. L. J., 2000, p. 6pp. 6 p.
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1999

Development of an effects-based approach to reporting environmental performance
King, A., Kerr, S. A. & Holgate, M. J. M., 1999, p. 9pp. 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

1 Citation (Scopus)

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