Assessing the economic impact of wind farms on tourism in Scotland: GIS, surveys and policy outcomes
| Autor: | David Philip McArthur, Tony Harrison, Geoff Riddington, Hervey Gibson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Geographic information system business.industry Geography Planning and Development Environmental resource management Public policy Transportation Willingness to pay Tourism Leisure and Hospitality Management Economics Economic model Environmental impact assessment Economic impact analysis business Tourism Nature and Landscape Conservation |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Tourism Research. 12:237-252 |
| ISSN: | 1099-2340 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jtr.750 |
| Popis: | The impact of wind farms on the environment and subsequently on tourism is the subject of much heated debate. The research was concerned with making a robust quantitative assessment of the economic impact, to help resolve the debate and inform government policy on planning for renewable energy. In addition to a broad description of the intercept surveys and the advanced local economic models used to ascertain impact, the research details two novel elements; a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) model for the analysis of the number of tourists and bed spaces exposed to wind farms and a large internet-based survey of the willingness to pay for landscape. The research found a very small but significant negative economic impact and, on the basis of the survey information, suggests ways of minimising this impact. Both GIS modelling and internet surveying were found to be extremely useful and, it is suggested, both should become standard tools for the tourism researcher. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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