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The viability of renewable energy sources as tourist attractions in the Alps

Identifying success factors, challenges and impacts regarding hydropower

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Across the Alps, tourist destinations have begun to look into renewable energy sites as potential tourism attractions. Even though it is still a niche sector, there are increasingly more places that have succeeded in maximising its potential. Particularly with regard to the growing shift towards greener economies, changing lifestyles and a race to develop innovative products, this type of sustainable tourism is experiencing more and more demand. Renewable energy-based tourist attractions combine technical fascination, emotion, sustainability, education, leisure, fun and nature and are thus interesting for a very wide range of visitors.

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Lun, LM. (2019). The viability of renewable energy sources as tourist attractions in the Alps. In: Pechlaner, H. (eds) Destination und Lebensraum. Entrepreneurial Management und Standortentwicklung. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-28110-6_13

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