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Energy tourism: An emerging field of study
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SYSNO ASEP 0482401 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Energy tourism: An emerging field of study Author(s) Frantál, Bohumil (UGN-S) RID, ORCID
Urbánková, R. (CZ)Number of authors 2 Source Title Current Issues in Tourism - ISSN 1368-3500
Roč. 20, č. 13 (2017), s. 1395-1412Number of pages 18 s. Publication form Online - E Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords energy tourism ; industrial tourism ; special interest tourism ; energy landscapes ; product branding Subject RIV DE - Earth Magnetism, Geodesy, Geography OECD category Social sciences, interdisciplinary R&D Projects EE2.3.20.0025 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) Institutional support UGN-S - RVO:68145535 UT WOS 000417423700006 EID SCOPUS 84916919918 DOI 10.1080/13683500.2014.987734 Annotation After conceptualizing the interrelationships between energy and tourism, the authors
provide a definition of energy tourism as a new niche of industrial tourism, theorize
on how it overlaps with other types of special interest tourism, and discuss specifics
concerning its forms, locales, and possible societal impacts. Potential directions,
along with research questions, for future research in the field of energy tourism are
proposed. Then, the results of an explorative pilot study of energy tourism in the
Czech Republic are presented to give a first insight into the proposed questions.
Questionnaire surveys completed by tourists and operators of three energy tourism
attractions – so-called Coal Safaris (guided tours through surface coal mines,
observing minescapes and mining machinery in full operation), a nuclear power plant
information centre, and Dragon Kite Festivals under wind turbines – have focused on
exploring the motivations and perceived benefits of energy tourism for organizations,
tourists’ motivations for, and experience from, visiting, and any changes in attitudes
towards current energy development dilemmas by visitors afterwards.Workplace Institute of Geonics Contact Lucie Gurková, lucie.gurkova@ugn.cas.cz, Tel.: 596 979 354 Year of Publishing 2018 Electronic address http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13683500.2014.987734?journalCode=rcit20
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