- Tenth International Symposium Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques
- Edited by Laura Bonora, Marcantonio Catelani, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci
Unravelling The Offshore Wind Energy Tourism
- Yoann Baulaz
- Rhoda Fofack-Garcia
- © 2024 Author(s) |
- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-0556-6.32
The study examines the impact of offshore wind farm (OWF) development on tourism and leisure activities in France, focusing on the perceptions of tourism stakeholders and impacts on local tourism practices. It aims to understand how coastal destinations can adapt to the developement of OWFs, considering the emergence of new services and form of industrial tourism.The methodology employs surveys and spatial analysis to assess the impacts on tourism and perceptions for three French OWF project. This study also explores new tourism opportunities related to OWFs, analyses their connections with other forms of tourism, and compares the potential impacts across the three projects. The findings establish a baseline for long-term monitoring of OWF impacts on tourism and recreational activities.The study concludes that OWFs can drive the tourism economy, depending on existing forms of tourism and the industry’s ability to capitalize on this new diversification opportunity. It defines offshore wind energy tourism and places it in the broader context of other forms of tourism, based on initial observations from the three case studies.
- Keywords:
- Offshore wind energy tourism,
- Monitoring tourism development,
- Mapping practices,
- social perceptions,
France Energies Marines, France - ORCID: 0000-0002-6676-5079
France Energies Marines, France - ORCID: 0000-0002-2882-0399
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Chapter Information
Chapter Title
Unravelling The Offshore Wind Energy Tourism
Authors
Yoann Baulaz, Rhoda Fofack-Garcia
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0556-6.32
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Book Title
Tenth International Symposium Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques
Book Subtitle
Livorno (Italy) 11th-13th June 2024
Editors
Laura Bonora, Marcantonio Catelani, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2024
Copyright Information
© 2024 Author(s)
Content License
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Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0556-6
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979-12-215-0556-6
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979-12-215-0557-3
Series Title
Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques
Series E-ISSN
2975-0288