Geothermal spas as a local development factor, the case of Poland

Katarzyna A. Kurek; Wim Heijman; Johan van Ophem; Stanisław Gędek; Jacek Strojny

doi:10.1016/j.geothermics.2019.101777

Geothermal spas as a local development factor, the case of Poland

Katarzyna A. Kurek^*, Wim Heijman, Johan van Ophem, Stanisław Gędek, Jacek Strojny

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Abstract

This paper investigates whether the endogenous geothermal energy resources used for local tourism facilities are a factor of local development. We answer this research question by examining the local socioeconomic development dynamics in years 1995–2015 in the six selected Polish municipalities that established geothermal spas at different years. A model introduces the concept of switch variables, where a geothermal spa is the assumed switching factor in a municipality's socioeconomic development. The statistical procedures are adopted from factor analysis and trend estimation methodologies. Our conclusions lead to a positive assessment of a geothermal water park's contribution to a municipality's socioeconomic development.

Original language	English
Article number	101777
Journal	Geothermics
Volume	85
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2019.101777
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2020

Keywords

Geothermal resources
Local development
Poland
Principal Component Analysis
Spas
Switching regression model

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Kurek, K. A. (Creator), Gędek, S. (Creator), Heijman, W. (Creator), van Ophem, J. (Creator) & Strojny, J. (Creator), Wageningen University & Research, 18 Dec 2019
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