Reviving Industrial Heritages for Tourist Attraction and Sustainable Development Growth (Case Study: Wind Turbines in Iran)

Industrial heritage and its affiliations in any society indicate its achievements, history, growth and progress in the field of industry and forms part of a society s national identity. Therefore, effort to identify, revive and preserve them is really important. It creates a strong and effective connection between past values and contemporary world. Considering the historical background of Iran in the field of using wind energy in the form of windmills, in this paper, which is an applied and qualitative study and is based on documentary research and descriptive method, we focus on the value and importance of contemporary wind farms, one of Iran s industrial heritages in windy regions, the two cities of Manjil and Binalud and the roles they can play in the growth of sustainable development and attracting tourists and also economic development. In addition to the important economic topic and the importance of generating clean and renewable energy from wind turbines, when winds cause turbine blades to spin, has the capacity to attract tourists as it creates a beautiful and pleasant landscape, drawing the eyes of viewers. What follows in this paper is the idea to build towns next to these wind farms which, in addition to the existing training workshops about the importance of using natural energy sources and sustainable development and the possibility to visit these farms, all houses in this town are also equipped with wind turbines and supply their consumed electricity this way. Experiencing a tour in such a town will definitely be one of the most memorable experiences in the field of tourism industry and also Iran will be introduced as one of the countries that can produce wind energy. Investing in this sector in addition to the importance of safety and environmental protection can be regarded as an important step towards the society’s economic, cultural and identity growth and development.

Keywords:

Industrial heritage , wind turbine , tourism , sustainable development