Renewable Energy and Sustainable Tourism
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Tourism, Culture, and Heritage".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 3690
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources that is needed to combat global warming may either promote or undermine tourism sustainability. For example, the adoption of renewable energy innovations or technologies in tourist facilities may reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, thus increasing their environmental sustainability and reinforcing sustainable tourism marketing strategies. Furthermore, renewable energy-based transportation may cut the carbon footprint from tourism, hence augmenting the sustainability of tourism mobility. Additionally, the construction of large-scale renewable energy projects—such as offshore and onshore wind and solar parks—and associated infrastructures may adversely affect the attractiveness of existing tourist destinations in both coastal and (rural) inland areas, though such projects may become tourist attractions in their own right in some cases. In turn, the construction of small hydro power plants may facilitate sustainable tourism development, but it may also thwart river-based, nature, and adventure tourism.
This Special Issue aims to expand our understanding of the links between renewable energy and sustainable tourism and welcomes reviews and empirical studies focusing on (but not limited to) the following main topics:
- Actual or perceived impact of renewable energy infrastructures on tourism;
- Adoption or social acceptance of renewable energy innovations (e.g., for electricity generation and storage) in tourist facilities;
- Low-carbon tourism mobility;
- Policies and strategies for decarbonising the tourism industry;
- Renewable energy and/for sustainable tourism;
- Residents’, tourists’, and/or tourism stakeholders’ perceptions and attitudes towards land-based or sea-based renewable energy projects/infrastructures.
Dr. Luís Silva
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- renewable energy sources
- renewable energy innovations
- renewable energy technologies
- social acceptance
- sustainability
- tourism
- residents’ perceptions
- tourists’ perceptions
- tourism stakeholders’ perceptions
- impact
- electric tourism mobility
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