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Energy Transition, Tourism and Sustainable Management of Ecosystems

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Tourism, Culture, and Heritage".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2023) | Viewed by 3232

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Prof. Dr. Theocharis D. Tsoutsos

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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems Lab, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Kounoupidiana Campus, Technical University of Crete, 73100 Chania, Greece
Interests: sustainability assessment; sustainable energy and mobility systems; design of renewable energy and energy conservation systems; waste-to-biofuels; green islands
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainability is well-connected with the protection and sustainable development of ecosystems and the biodiversity that constitutes them. However, human activities are the cause of irreversible harm to such ecosystems in multiple scenarios; therefore, there is an urgent need to alleviate human pressures on ecosystems.

Renewable energy sources (RES) and tourism are anthropogenic activities, which are currently thriving in the sector of sustainable development management. RES projects enforce sustainability as they consist one of the most crucial tools for climate change mitigation, while tourism contributes to the local sustainable economy as a more anthropocentric activity that empowers a circular economy.

Despite their benefits, the aforementioned practices are inevitably accompanied by a number of ecological consequences, which must be identified. The impacts of RES infrastructures mainly arise from spatial, construction and operation procedures, while problems with tourism manifest in the concept of overtourism and the pollution of ecosystems caused by tourists, either directly or indirectly, through certain actions and the transportation that they use prior to or during their visit.

These two fields, although diverse, are comparable enough to be conjointly evaluated and assessed to determine the conditions under which such projects’ footprints are positive. The scope of this Special Issue is to create an “umbrella” under which impacts and benefits may be investigated and assessed in a variety of situations with different characteristics, such as the type of sustainable development project or the type of the sensitive ecosystem under review.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Large power generation installations and their impacts on ecosystems;
  • Green energy infrastructures;
  • Marine power systems;
  • Sustainable tourism in coastal regions;
  • Energy transition through sustainable development;
  • Carrying capacity of sensitive ecosystems;
  • Green tourism—ecotourism and circular economy;
  • Sustainable development in Natura 2000 regions;
  • Local plans for sustainable tourism management;
  • Local/regional co-creation plans to meet energy transition.

I/We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Theocharis D. Tsoutsos
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • ecosystems
  • large power installation
  • sustainable tourism
  • energy transition
  • carrying capacity
  • wind farms
  • solar thermal power systems

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A New Strategy to Solve “the Tragedy of the Commons” in Sustainable Grassland Ecological Compensation: Experience from Inner Mongolia, China
by Qinghu Liao, Wenwen Dong and Boxin Zhao
Sustainability 2023, 15(12), 9222; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15129222 - 07 Jun 2023
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Based on the principle of “who protects and benefits will compensate”, in recent years, many Chinese herders have begun to voluntarily participate in sustainable grassland ecological compensation by donating money. However, this traditional strategy may have brought about “the tragedy of the commons”. [...] Read more.
Based on the principle of “who protects and benefits will compensate”, in recent years, many Chinese herders have begun to voluntarily participate in sustainable grassland ecological compensation by donating money. However, this traditional strategy may have brought about “the tragedy of the commons”. A new strategy described as “wealthy herders pay money, ordinary herders participate in supervision, and relevant departments post a list of participants at the end of each month”, which was trialed in the Keshiketeng Banner, Inner Mongolia, China, attempts to solve “the tragedy of the commons”. This new strategy is neither “Leviathan” nor “Privatization”; it creates a third way for grassland herders to achieve spontaneous cooperation in protecting grassland ecology. This article presents a theoretical analysis framework and experimental simulation method using this new strategy. Considering the importance of face culture and gossip in herders’ social lives, this study used a public goods game (PGG) model to analyze and experimentally simulate the effect of this new strategy. The simulated data show the following: (1) Compared with the traditional strategy, this new strategy promotes cooperation more effectively. It requires less money, time and human capital from herders and can mobilize more herders to participate in sustainable grassland ecological compensation, leading to the emergence of a cooperation equilibrium among herders. (2) In this new strategy, the total contributions of herders are inversely proportional to herders’ “reputation tolerance”, and they are directly proportional to herders’ “income level”, “total budget” and “satisfaction and emotion”. The cooperation level is inversely proportional to “reputation tolerance” and “income level” and directly proportional to “total budget” and “satisfaction and emotion”. (3) The advantage of this new strategy is that it is robust to changes in the exogenous coefficient. Our research contributes to the application of the PGG model in the sustainable development of various resources and developing new approaches to mitigating “the tragedy of the commons”. Full article
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Analysis of the Community Acceptance Factors for Potential Wind Energy Projects in Greece
by Georgia Skiniti, Tryfon Daras and Theocharis Tsoutsos
Sustainability 2022, 14(23), 16009; https://doi.org/10.3390/su142316009 - 30 Nov 2022
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The speedy increase in wind parks has brought to light a plethora of conflicts. Despite their benefits, there are more than a few who are opposed. The goal of this research is to study and evaluate the causes, so that such a project [...] Read more.
The speedy increase in wind parks has brought to light a plethora of conflicts. Despite their benefits, there are more than a few who are opposed. The goal of this research is to study and evaluate the causes, so that such a project can take place in conditions of cooperation, mutual interest and profit for society and investors. The method chosen was a survey with approximately 600 responses in Attica, continental Greece and the islands. The data collected were analysed via SPSS on three levels: (i) descriptive statistics, (ii) binomial logistic regression to model the attitude towards wind farms, and (iii) factor analysis to identify latent factors that influence people’s thoughts. The results show that the NIMBY effect has no significant influence on the acceptance of the project, contrary to expectations. Moreover, the acceptance of a project does not seem to be a class issue, as the analysis showed that attitude is independent of income. The frequency and logistic analysis showed as the main determinants of the public attitude: (i) in a positive way, open and continuous briefing during all the construction stages and minimisation of greenhouse gases emissions (i) in a negative way, the impact on flora and fauna and the lack of trust in the investors. Full article
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