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IPLUSO 13753

Sustainable Tourism

Hotel and Restaurant Management
  • ApresentaçãoPresentation
    This course will explore the historical context, development and structure of sustainably managed nature tourism and ecotourism. Core elements include a discussion on tourism impacts (economic, social and environmental), issues of sustainability, performance measurement & monitoring, 'eco-tourism' and other 'alternative forms' of tourism. Definitions, principles, concepts and issues. Business and tourism management implications for ecotourism operations; community development reliant on the sustainable use of natural resources. This course is structured according to the SDGs and how they relate to tourism. 
  • ProgramaProgramme
    Lecture content: Introduction and history of sustainable tourism & SDG1 SDG 2 and Sustainability Indicators SDG3 and SDG4 and relation to tourism SDGs 5 & 10 relation to tourism SDGs 10, 6, 7 and relation to tourism SDGs 8, 9, 11 and relation to tourism SDG 12 relation to tourism Ecotourism and Eco-certification SDG 13 relation to tourism
  • ObjectivosObjectives
    Students who successfully complete the course will be able to: Examine and critique principles of sustainable development and their implications for tourism Identify, critique and discuss the role of government and other stakeholders involved in ecotourism/sustainable nature tourism provision Understand the development of the ecotourism sector and its specific nature within the wider tourism industry Identify issues associated with sustainable tourism visitor operations and other relevant settings (eg indigenous or community development) Get an understanding of ecotourism as a valuable tool for sustainable tourism development and learn about ecocertification. Critique sustainable tourism operations and management alongside a variety of international case studies of sustainable tourism businesses or community development
  • BibliografiaBibliography
    Burns, P. M. (2004). Tourism planning: A third way? Annals of Tourism Research, 31(1), 24-43. Fennell, D. (2015). Ecotourism: An Introduction. Routledge, New York. Jamal , T. & Tanase, A. (2005) Impacts and Conflicts Surrounding Dracula Park, Romania: The Role of Sustainable Tourism Principles, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 13:5, 440-455 Kontogeorgopoulos, N. (2004) Conventional Tourism and Ecotourism in Phuket, Thailand: Conflicting Paradigms or Symbiotic Partners?, Journal of Ecotourism, 3:2, 87-108, DOI: 10.1080/14724040408668152 Sharpley, R. (2010). The myth of sustainable tourism. CSD Center for Sustainable Development. Swarbrooke, J.(1999). Sustainable tourism management. CABI Publishing: Oxon, UK.  
  • MetodologiaMethodology
    Digital pedagogy tools like Padlet and Menti and Escape rooms will be used and project-bsed learning methods will be applied to evaluated activities. Student reflection and discussion will be stimulated using various techniques such as team-based learning.
  • LínguaLanguage
    Português
  • TipoType
    Semestral
  • ECTS
    3
  • NaturezaNature
    Mandatory
  • EstágioInternship
    Não