CRIA

Renewable energy and rural tourism in Portugal

Principal researcher: Luís Silva

Research group: Environment, Sustainability and Ethnography

Keywords

Renewable energy | Rural tourism | Stakeholders | Case studies | Portugal

Funding Institution

Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT)

State

Closed

Start date

01-09-2018

End date

30-06-2019

Reference

DL 57/2016/CP1349/CT0009

Abstract

This project tackles the nexus between the production of electricity through renewable sources and rural tourism in Portugal from an anthropological perspective. The main purpose is to further understand the links between the contemporary transition to a low-carbon society and the rural economic transition. The research topic will be studied at two levels: national and local, through field work with participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and bibliographical and documentary research. The project includes case studies of different renewable energy production technologies in the North, Centre and Alentejo regions.