TOUR9129 Sustainable Tourism Planning and Development GE

Dr Gareth Butler

2016

4.5

4 x 1-hour on-line lectures weekly

1 Admission into MSD-Master of Sustainable Development
1a Admission into MEMG-Master of Environmental Management
1b Admission into MSCES-Master of Science (Environmental Science)
1c Admission into MEMS-Master of Environmental Management and Sustainability
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c))

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This topic provides students with an opportunity to analyse the value and rising significance of sustainable tourism development. A number of environmental themes often identified and discussed in tourism research will be examined, including the implications of mass tourism, climate change, and urban transformation. The topic will also analyse the social value of sustainable tourism development, including the needs of Indigenous peoples, and those in disadvantaged communities.

This topic aims to:

examine the role of sustainability in contemporary tourism developments
examine and analyse the key debates and themes in contemporary tourism developments
assess the critical importance of introducing the notion of sustainability in future tourism developments (particularly those in a developing world context).

On completion of this topic students will be able to demonstrate the ability to:

analyse critically the historical (and contemporary) impacts of tourism developments
examine and analyse the role of sustainability in future tourism developments
analyse critically contemporary literature on sustainable tourism and apply this to a broad range of theoretical and practical contexts
demonstrate the ability explain how the principles of sustainability can be applied to their own professional practice

Key dates and timetable

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