| Summary: | This study investigates and describes the phenomenon of ‘technical tourism’, in the case of wind power plants in Sweden. The main purpose of the study is a greater understanding of a field which to date has remained largely uncharted. Technical tourism is a type of visits to a production site, where the technical aspect of the production is the main focal point for the visitor. The definition of technical tourism is based on concepts within ‘Industrial tourism’. Technical tourism is argued to be a subcategory of Industrial tourism. The study, conducted in collaboration between KTH and Vattenfall, resulted in two complementing parts. Part one, ’Vinkraftsturism: En studie av teknisk turism med särskilt fokus på vindkraftsparker’, is a theoretical description of technical tourism (hereafter referred to as ‘Rapporten’). Part two, ‘Kommunikationsmanual: Vindkraftsturism’, a communications manual based on the results of the study and tailored for Vattenfall to use when informing various stakeholders about technical tourism (hereinafter ‘Manualen’). Material for the two parts of the thesis was gathered through interviews and literature reviews. The informants where gathered in and around one single wind park in northern Sweden. Stakeholders from both the municipality and local/regional businesses were included in the study. ‘Rapporten’ — The theoretical review of technical tourism in a wind power plant deals with benefits and conflicts which may occur when interfacing with the local community and other stakeholders. A model for stakeholder assessment is presented and used to find key relationships between involved parties. It further describes the importance of cooperation and finding common points of identification between the host company and the region. Two factors which are needed to efficiently establish technical tourism. ‘Manualen’ — The communications manual is designed with the characteristic democratic perspective of ‘Education for sustainable development’. Furthermore it presents a workshop structure and a ...
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