20.500.12556/DKUM-86824 Role of tourism in promoting geothermal energy public interest and motivation for geothermal energy tourism in Slovenia From household geothermal heat pumps to industrial geothermal heating and electricity production, geothermal energy is one of the most promising future climate change mitigation areas. This paper aims to analyse the potential role that the tourism industry has in the promotion of geothermal energy. Although general knowledge and understanding of geothermal energy is often relatively low, geothermal energy tourism has the potential to encourage the public to use and learn about geothermal energy and its applications. The paper first provides a theoretical conceptualisation of geothermal energy tourism at the energy production level and energy usage level. Empirical results from an online survey amongst a sample of the Slovenian population show that there is a reasonably strong interest in geothermal energy tourism, correlating with the public image of geothermal energy. The study furthermore identified three main motivational factors for energy tourism: the first is "Knowledge," followed by "Having fun," with the lowest level on the motivational factor being "Self-recognition." The paper finally provides future recommendations on geothermal energy tourism as a tool for wider public acceptance but also knowledge on the potential risks of geothermal energy as a sustainable energy source. climate change mitigation geothermal energy industrial tourism energy tourism public interest social acceptance podnebne spremembe geotermalna energija industrijski turizem energetski turizem javni interes družbeno sprejemanje true false true MDPI Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2024-01-23 14:12:25 2024-01-23 14:26:01 2024-01-24 03:12:13 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2021 0 0 Str. 1-16 Št. 18, št. članka 10353 Letn. 13 2021 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2021-07-21 2021-09-13 2021-09-16 338.48-6:338.45 78640899 10.3390/su131810353 2071-1050 Role_of_tourism_in_promoting_geothermal_energy_Pavlakovic_2021.pdf Role_of_tourism_in_promoting_geothermal_energy_Pavlakovic_2021.pdf 1 4BCDE06721417F6F9E49DA9D3E397463 5b5c2a484b87301cb9ecf5d29c9e8942018dbc30dfa75c9b69cdf5b35c574a24 b530e489-b9f2-11ee-ba5c-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=175514 https://doi.org/10.3390/su131810353 0 caa6317b-b9f2-11ee-ba5c-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=175515 Fakulteta za turizem 0 0 0