Tourism and Renewable Energy Infrastructure – Opportunities for Co-Existence on Bornholm, Denmark?

As peripheral rural areas become prime locations for wind farms, solar fields, and other renewable projects, important questions arise:

• Can these developments align with established tourism industries?
• What potential for conflict or collaboration exists?

This discussion is especially timely, as both sectors are undergoing rapid transformation. It highlights the urgent need for knowledge-sharing and cooperation - not only between industries, but with the local communities at the heart of it all. This seminar will focus on the case of Bornholm, a Danish Island in the Baltic Sea with a strong tourism tradition. Now undergoing a bold transformation into one of the world’s first liveable "energy islands", Bornholm offers a compelling example of how tourism and renewable energy can find common ground and explore meaningful synergies.

Intro by Ass. Prof. Solene Prince.

Bio

Andreas Skriver Hansen is a human geographer by training, who specializes in the Nordic landscape research tradition. His research focuses mainly on tourism (e.g., nature-based, sustainable, regenerative), outdoor recreation, regional development, energy planning, and green transitions. Besides Bornholm, his work deals with peripheral and island geographies around the globe, often in relation to area management, physical planning, and natural resource management. Other of his current research interests include human-nature relations and interactions, landscape research, sustainable development, resilience, and UNESCO Biosphere areas.

Andreas loves working in the field, where he can engage and interact with local people and stakeholders, thereby getting insight into views, perspectives, and opinions ‘from the ground’. He is a board member of Tourism Researchers in Denmark (TiD) and the Nordic Society for Tourism and Hospitality Research (NORTHORS). He is also an associate editor at the Journal of Outdoor recreation and Tourism (JORT) and Tourism in Marine Environments (TIME).
For his publications, please visit ResearchGate

The seminar is organised by the Linnaeus Knowledge Environment: Sustainable Tourism (KEST)