The Social Dynamics of Space Constructions and Leisure Lifestyles

Pereira, Ana Paula Cunha; Long, J. D.

doi:10.1057/9781137428530.0007

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“…Pereira and Long [22] emphasized that when analyzing the relationships between people and spaces, both physical and symbolic aspects have to be taken into consideration. While physical spaces refer to landscapes, symbolic spaces describe the image of a landscape created in a person's mind [23].…”

Section: Landscape: a Place Created In A Visitor's Mindmentioning

confidence: 99%

Renewable Energy in Wilderness Landscapes: Visitors’ Perspectives

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Increasing the share of renewable energy in the energy mix is of crucial importance for climate change mitigation. However, as renewable energy development often changes the visual appearance of landscapes and might affect other industries relying on them, such as nature-based tourism, it therefore requires careful planning. This is especially true in Iceland, a country rich in renewable energy resources and a popular nature-based tourism destination. The present study investigated the potential impacts on tourism of the proposed Hverfisfljót hydropower plant by identifying the main attractions of the area as well as by analyzing visitors’ perceptions, preferences and attitudes, and the place meanings they assign to the landscape of the area. The data for the study were collected using onsite questionnaire surveys, interviews with visitors to the area, open-ended diaries, and participant observation. The results reveal that the area of the proposed power plant is perceived as wilderness by its visitors, who seek environmental settings related to the components of a wilderness experience. Visitors were highly satisfied with the present settings and preferred to protect the area from development to ensure the provision of currently available recreational opportunities. The results further show that the proposed Hverfisfljót hydropower plant would reduce the attractiveness of the area to its visitors, degrade their wilderness experience, and therefore strongly reduce their interest in visiting the area. Moreover, the participants perceived the already developed lowlands of the country as more suitable for renewable energy development than the undeveloped highland areas, which is in line with the principles of smart practices for renewable energy development.

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Section: Landscape: a Place Created In A Visitor's Mindmentioning

confidence: 99%

Renewable Energy in Wilderness Landscapes: Visitors’ Perspectives

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“…The concept of recreation is seen as an important tool to improve the social values of individuals as well as positive effects on mental and physical health (Pieper, 1998;Torkildsen, 2005;Torkildsen, 2012). It can be argued that the concept of recreation has a dynamic structure in the sense that individual satisfaction for leisure varies according to the desires and needs of the people and shelters intensely personal preferences (Beard & Ragheb, 1980;Mannell & Kleiber, 1997;Pereira & Long, 2015). Aforementioned dynamic structure, which is influenced by almost every area, has been heavily influenced by communication technology especially after the 2000s (Choi & Dattilo, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%