Sustainable Tourism and Renewable Energy’s Potential: A Local Development Proposal for the La Florida Community, Huaral, Peru

Abstract

Tourism contributes 10% to global gross domestic product (GDP), yet it generates 5% of all anthropogenic CO2, while 50 to 60% of carbon emissions are indirectly related to the sector. High levels of poverty afflict rural areas in developing countries, and sustainable tourism based on renewable energy is an ideal approach to generate local development. Our objectives are thus to gauge sustainable tourism’s influence on local development in the community of La Florida, Huaral, Peru and to evaluate the potential of renewable energy (solar and wind power) to propose an eco-efficient business alternative. A non-experimental, quantitative approach was used, in which 265 local residents completed a survey to ascertain their perspectives on the proposal. Moreover, the potential for solar and wind energy was measured to identify sustainable alternatives that residents might incorporate into local ventures. The results demonstrate a relationship between sustainable tourism and local development, as tourism activity enables community members to improve their quality of life and offers them the opportunity to generate new enterprises. Likewise, the assessment of renewable energy potential confirms its feasibility in this area.

Renewable Energy from Wind Farm Power Plants in Peru: Recent Advances, Challenges, and Future Perspectives

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“…Although an important and promising industrial development in renewable energy has been achieved in Peru through the on-shore wind farms in operation, the development and promotion of the implementation of renewable wind energy on a smaller scale still needs to be implemented, especially in rural areas, where it could generating energy supply for remote communities. This would benefit many communities that still do not have electricity, promoting rural electrification and access to energy by all citizens in a renewable, equitable, and non-polluting manner [25,26,28].…”

Implementation of Renewable Energy from Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Facilities in Peru: A Promising Sustainable Future

“…A promising large-scale advance of clean energy has been achieved in Peru through the under-functioning of solar PV facilities, but the implementation of solar energy on a smaller scale still needs to be promoted in remote communities in rural areas [21,51]. This would promote rural electrification and benefit many persons that still do not have electricity [52][53][54][55][56].…”

Sustainable Development Through the Prism of Tourism and Consumers in the Tourism Market - Case Study of Vlasina Lake

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