This study investigates the impact of wind power on tourism on Gotland. The main objective is toidentify how tourists on Gotland during their holidaying perceive the visual features associated withwind turbines in the landscape. Additionally, it is sought to establish whether tourists plan to return toGotland despite the presence of wind power installations, with a special focus on first-time tourists.Using a structured questionnaire technique on a sample size of 735 respondents, this study reveals that8% of tourists perceive wind turbines negatively. Next, the study identifies that the decision to returnto Gotland of absolute majority of tourists, including first-time visiting tourists, is not impacted by thepresence of wind turbines. Lastly, it has been concluded that a potential on the island exists to developa form of ‘wind power tourism’.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-221546 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Creators | Braunova, Vendula |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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