Análise da atitude dos turistas com relação ao desenvolvimento da energia eólica no litoral cearense, Brasil

Abstract

This study analyzes the domestic tourists’ attitudes towards the power wind development in Ceará Cost, Brazil. For that, models of tourists’ attitude formation are proposed aiming to test the significance of the variables which affect their choice in supporting the power wind development. It was used primary data gathered by questionnaire application to 117 tourists that were visiting the two most important touristic destinations in Ceara, Canoa Quebrada beach and the Jericoacoara beach. Using a linear logit model, it was concluded that the domestic tourist position in favor of the wind power development in the coastal zone is significantly driven by the demographic variables and the set of attitudes describing their political attitudes and their perception on the magnitude of the environmental impacts caused by the wind farms.