Hydro, Wind, and Geothermal: Navigating the Compatibility of Renewable Energy Infrastructure with Tourism
Knowledge of the compatibility of various types of renewable energy infrastructure (REI) with tourism can help avoid conflicts between the energy and tourism sectors and facilitate the energy transition. This study aims to investigate the attitudes of tourism service providers operating in Iceland t...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f78b2e4ad8b644fdbce7b95e8ecf5bf2 2024-09-15T18:14:07+00:00 Hydro, Wind, and Geothermal: Navigating the Compatibility of Renewable Energy Infrastructure with Tourism Edita Tverijonaite Anna Dóra Sæþórsdóttir 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp5010002 https://doaj.org/article/f78b2e4ad8b644fdbce7b95e8ecf5bf2 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5768/5/1/2 https://doaj.org/toc/2673-5768 doi:10.3390/tourhosp5010002 2673-5768 https://doaj.org/article/f78b2e4ad8b644fdbce7b95e8ecf5bf2 Tourism and Hospitality, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 16-31 (2024) renewable energy infrastructure tourism geothermal power hydropower wind power Personnel management. Employment management HF5549-5549.5 article 2024 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp5010002 2024-08-05T17:49:44Z Knowledge of the compatibility of various types of renewable energy infrastructure (REI) with tourism can help avoid conflicts between the energy and tourism sectors and facilitate the energy transition. This study aims to investigate the attitudes of tourism service providers operating in Iceland towards three types of REI—wind, hydro, and geothermal power plants—and identify the factors that shape their perceptions regarding the compatibility between REI and tourism. Mixed research methods were employed to achieve that, which included an online questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews. The study revealed that tourism service providers were the most positive towards geothermal power plants, followed by hydropower plants, and the most negative towards wind farms. The identified factors that shape their perceptions regarding REI’s compatibility with tourism included landscape and environmental impacts of REI, impacts on tourist attractions, potential of REI as a tourist attraction, perceived reversibility, and the image of REI. These factors help to identify locations where each type of REI is likely to be the most compatible with tourism. Thus, considering them in spatial energy planning is likely to reduce foreseeable conflicts between REI and tourism. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Tourism and Hospitality 5 1 16 31 |
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Knowledge of the compatibility of various types of renewable energy infrastructure (REI) with tourism can help avoid conflicts between the energy and tourism sectors and facilitate the energy transition. This study aims to investigate the attitudes of tourism service providers operating in Iceland towards three types of REI—wind, hydro, and geothermal power plants—and identify the factors that shape their perceptions regarding the compatibility between REI and tourism. Mixed research methods were employed to achieve that, which included an online questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews. The study revealed that tourism service providers were the most positive towards geothermal power plants, followed by hydropower plants, and the most negative towards wind farms. The identified factors that shape their perceptions regarding REI’s compatibility with tourism included landscape and environmental impacts of REI, impacts on tourist attractions, potential of REI as a tourist attraction, perceived reversibility, and the image of REI. These factors help to identify locations where each type of REI is likely to be the most compatible with tourism. Thus, considering them in spatial energy planning is likely to reduce foreseeable conflicts between REI and tourism. |
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