The role of collaborative governance in energy regions – experiences from an Austrian region

Tourism destinations with a strong exposure to climate change are confronted with the need to initiate energy transitions. As a consequence a broad set of regional stakeholders within and outside the tourism sector are compelled to become active. Therefore collaborative efforts are increasingly suggested in order to initiate and coordinate such transitions.
The paper focuses on these coordination aspects and uses the insights of a tourism destination, the Pinzgau which is on the one hand famous for its winter tourism in Austria and on the other hand part of the national park ‘Hohe Tauern’ where nature preservation is the core goal.