Special Issue "Tourism and Employment in Urban Development"

A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 November 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Antonio Rafael Peña-Sánchez
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Department of General Economy, University of Cadiz, 11001 Cadiz, Spain
Interests: tourism; agrifood; regional economy; economic development; territorial development; sustainable development
Dr. Luis Pires Jiménez
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Department of Applied Economics I, History and Economic Institutions, University Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Interests: education; economic development; institutions; economic history; tourism; territorial development
Prof. Dr. Carmen Lizarraga
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Department of Applied Economics, University of Granada, Faculty of Business and Economics, Campus Cartuja s/n 18071, Granada, Spain
Interests: urban mobility; human development; sustainable development; transport inequalities; gender inequality
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Dr. José Ruiz Chico
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Department of General Economy, University of Cadiz, 11001 Cadiz, Spain
Interests: tourism; agrifood; regional economy; territorial development
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainable development has become an essential aspect of scientific studies in the field of economics. This Special Issue aims to highlight tourism employment analysis under a sustainable development approach in the context of economic growth and urban development. Sustainable tourism has been driving important urban changes. Currently, the smart city concept's applicability to tourism activity and promotion is particularly relevant for enabling tourist destinations to achieve qualification as smart destinations. Sustainable tourism would be linked, in this sense, to a model of urban planning and management that uses technology to improve energy efficiency and reduce environmental impacts. This issue is framed as a contribution to innovations that link the tourism sector in cities to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ensuring that this sector's growth and development is smart, sustainable, and socially responsible and generates decent work opportunities.

Dr. Antonio Rafael Peña-Sánchez
Dr. Luis Pires Jiménez
Prof. Dr. Carmen Lizarraga
Dr. José Ruiz Chico
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Keywords

  • urban tourism
  • employment
  • sustainable development goals (SGDs)
  • economic growth
  • urban development
  • urban planning
  • urban design
  • urban space morphology
  • smart city
  • environmental impact

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Wealth of Wind and Visitors: Tourist Industry Attitudes towards Wind Energy Development in Iceland
Land 2021, 10(7), 693; https://doi.org/10.3390/land10070693 - 30 Jun 2021
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The interest in harnessing wind energy keeps increasing globally. Iceland is considering building its first wind farms, but its landscape and nature are not only a resource for renewable energy production; they are also the main attraction for tourists. As wind turbines affect [...] Read more.
The interest in harnessing wind energy keeps increasing globally. Iceland is considering building its first wind farms, but its landscape and nature are not only a resource for renewable energy production; they are also the main attraction for tourists. As wind turbines affect how the landscape is perceived and experienced, it is foreseeable that the construction of wind farms in Iceland will create land use conflicts between the energy sector and the tourism industry. This study sheds light on the impacts of wind farms on nature-based tourism as perceived by the tourism industry. Based on 47 semi-structured interviews with tourism service providers, it revealed that the impacts were perceived as mostly negative, since wind farms decrease the quality of the natural landscape. Furthermore, the study identified that the tourism industry considered the following as key factors for selecting suitable wind farm sites: the visibility of wind turbines, the number of tourists and tourist attractions in the area, the area’s degree of naturalness and the local need for energy. The research highlights the importance of analysing the various stakeholders’ opinions with the aim of mitigating land use conflicts and socioeconomic issues related to wind energy development. Full article
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