Tourists- attitudes towards wind turbines in the coastal tourism destination of Indonesia-s South-Java
Ahmad Fauzi Nasrulloh (a), Nugroho Agung Pambudi (a*), Muhammad Kunta Biddinika (b), and Budi Harjanto (a)
(a) Mechanical Engineering Education, Sebelas Maret University, Jl. Ir. Sutami No. 36A, Surakarta, Indonesia
*agung.pambudi[at]staff.uns.ac.id
(b) School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2 Chome-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
Abstract
In response to the diminishing availability of fossil energy sources, many countries have increased the use of renewable energy, especially wind energy. The application of wind turbines is often in conflict with landowners/users, especially the tourism sector, which is one of the emerging industries throughout the world including Indonesia. Whereas, most tourists who travel in Indonesia aim to enjoy natural beauty. This study analyzes the attitudes of tourists on the application of wind turbines in coastal tourism objects, by comparing how the visual impact in the installation of wind turbines whose different levels of beauty will affect their attitude. Quantitative methods through questionnaires and. Sampling with simple random sampling technique is used in this study. The results show that tourists will tend not to visit coastal attractions if there are wind turbine installations. They argue that wind turbines threaten the nature of the tourism industry.
Keywords: renewable energy, wind turbines, attitude, visual impact, coastal tourism
Topic: Environmental Engineering