Social acceptance of future photovoltaic and wind power scenarios in Austrian tourism regions
Abstract
Increasing the share of energy produced from renewable sources is a major cornerstone of the Austrian renewable energy action plan. The resulting need for additional renewable energy production and the accompanying necessity of having to reconfigure the energy system, is nothing short of complex challenges that need to be overcome. The transdisciplinary research project proposed here aims to better understand – both from a technical but equally a human perspective – viable future renewable energy scenarios focusing on wind power and photovoltaics (PV) on a regional level in a case study approach. In terms of study area, the aim is to focus on two to three touristic regions that will be chosen in accordance with stakeholders and applying a variety of modelling procedures. The focus on touristic regions reflects the project’s goal to thoroughly examine the often cited but rarely evaluated visual impact of renewable energy production. An effect that is undoubtedly most relevant to many regions in Austria which strongly identify as regions of outstanding scenic beauty. The proposed project bundles efforts from economists, environmental psychologists, geographers, landscape planners, and political scientists, applying a multidisciplinary and interlinked, thus transdisciplinary, mix of methods including, spatially explicit modelling of renewable energy potentials, qualitative analyses of focus groups, using a participatory modelling approach, visualization studies and virtual reality assessments of renewable energy technology solutions, conjoint analysis and other statistical analysis of survey data.
Erneuerbare Energie Ökonomische Modellierung Soziale Akzeptanz Landschaftsvisualisierung virtuelle Realität
Publikationen
Effiziente großflächige interaktive Landschaftsvisualisierungenim Kontext des Ausbaus erneuerbarer Energie – das Potenzial freier Geodaten für die Entwicklung interaktiver 3D-Visualisierungen
Autoren: Schauppenlehner, T; Lux, K; Graf, C Jahr: 2019
Journal articles
Entwicklung einer neuen Schnittstelle für Mensch-Maschinen-Interaktion im Kontext raumbezogener partizipativer Prozesse
Autoren: Schauppenlehner, T; Graf, C; Latosinska, B; Roth, M Jahr: 2020
Journal articles
A Spatially Highly Resolved Ground Mounted and Rooftop Potential Analysis for Photovoltaics in Austria
Autoren: Mikovits, C; Schauppenlehner, T; Scherhaufer, P; Schmidt, J; Schmalzl, L; Dworzak, V; Hampl, N; Sposato, RG Jahr: 2021
Journal articles
Der 3. Klimasachstandsbericht im Check mit Dr. Patrick Scherhaufer / Ein Interview
Autoren: Scherhaufer, Patrick Jahr: 2022
Newspaper / Magazine article
Project staff
Thomas Schauppenlehner
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Thomas Schauppenlehner
thomas.schauppenlehner@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-85316
BOKU Project Leader
01.06.2018 - 31.03.2021
Konstantin Lux
Konstantin Lux B.Sc.
konstantin.lux@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-85518
Project Staff
01.06.2018 - 31.03.2021
BOKU partners
External partners
Alpen-Adria Universität, Klagenfurt, Wien, Graz
Dr. Robert Sposato
coordinator