Educational tourist route based on renewable energy sources as a manifestation of sustainable tourism

Abstract

The aim of the study is to present an educational tourist route using renewable energy sources in the context of the idea of sustainable tourism. The research area is the Kujawsko-Pomorskie voivodeship, more specifically the route leading from the dam in Włocławek through the photovoltaic farm i n Czernikowo to the ecological landfill site in Toruń. The study has both practical and social implications. In pursuing its objective, a field query was conducted. Conceptual work on the tourist and educational path was preceded by diagnosing the needs and expectations of potential young tourists, i.e. students of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (NCU). The students – representatives of generation Y – are familiar with renewable energy sources and they have a positive attitude towards them. In addition, most respondents showed that they had been to an educational route before.