2013/2014 KAN-SOC_VFST Managerial Perspectives on Sustainable Tourism: Theory and Practice
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Managerial Perspectives on Sustainable Tourism: Theory and Practice |
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Language | English |
Exam ECTS | 7.5 ECTS |
Type | Elective |
Level | Full Degree Master |
Duration | One Quarter |
Course period | Spring, Fourth Quarter |
Time Table | Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
Max. participants | 45 |
Study board |
Study Board for MSc of Social Science
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Last updated on 15-02-2013 |
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After a successful completion of the
course, the students will be able:
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Students must have knowledge of management and corporate strategy, or the like. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Course content and structure | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The transformation of travelling from an ‘exclusive’ to an
‘accessible’ activity, available to and affordable by a large
number of people has led to tourism becoming one of the most
remarkable phenomena that define contemporary times. While the
rapid developments have benefited many stakeholders, the fragile
balance required by a sustainable tourism development is often at
risk from conflicting goals of conservation versus development
plans for tourism. The ambivalent relation of tourism with the
global culture and economy, projected on its future growth, call
for a careful and responsible development of tourism, within the
context of sustainable development. This course provides an
introduction to the complex study of sustainable developments in
tourism. The purpose of this course is to train students to
identify and critically examine the challenges related to
sustainable development as applied to the management of tourism
operations. In doing so, the course builds upon the links with
other areas of study in the Service Management master program.
Using a combination of theoretical knowledge and real-life
examples, the course discusses strategies and policies that are
used by tourism stakeholders to reduce negative impacts and play a
more responsible role in the society. In particular, the course
focuses on three main areas of study: governance for sustainable
development in tourism destinations, environmental and social
management in tourism supply chains and corporate sustainable
strategies. The course’s development of personal competences:
Through its learning activities and assessment, the course is
designed to:
• Provide students with theoretical and research knowledge about
the sustainable development of tourism through class activities,
group and individual study;
• Train students’ communication skills by engaging them in oral and
written presentations;
• Strengthen students’ problem solving skills by applying
theoretical knowledge to specific tourism problems;
• Develop students’ understanding of the relevance of sustainable
development for domestic and international tourism.
The transformation of travelling from an ‘exclusive’ to an ‘
accessible’ activity, available to and affordable by a large number
of people has led to tourism becoming one of the most remarkable
phenomena that define contemporary times. While the rapid
developments have benefited many stakeholders, the fragile balance
required by sustainable tourism development is often at risk from
conflicting goals of conservation versus tourism development plans.
The ambivalent relation of tourism with the global culture and
economy, projected on its future growth, call for a careful and
responsible development of tourism, within the context of
sustainable development.
This course provides an introduction to the complex study of sustainable development in tourism. The purpose of this course is to train students to identify and critically examine the challenges related to sustainable development as applied to the management of tourism operations. In doing so, the course builds upon the links with other areas of study in the Service Management master program. Using a combination of theoretical knowledge and real-life examples, the course discusses strategies and policies that are used by tourism stakeholders to reduce negative impacts and play a more responsible role in the society. In particular, the course focuses on three main areas of study: Through its learning activities and assessment, the course is designed to: Provide students with theoretical and research knowledge about the sustainable development of tourism through class activities, group work and individual study Strengthen students’ communication skills by engaging them in oral and written presentations Strengthen students’ problem solving skills by applying theoretical knowledge to specific tourism problems Develop students’ understanding of the relevance of sustainable development for domestic and international tourism |
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Teaching methods | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The teaching is based on lectures giving overview of the theory, individual study and group work, guest lecturers from the industry, and student presentations and discussant’s critique supervised by faculty. It is expected that students prepare before classes by reading relevant articles and chapters as suggested in the reading schedule (on LEARN). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Further Information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The course may include material developed during the European project STITCH. More information about the project can be found at: http://www.stitch-project.eu/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Expected literature | |||||||||||||||||||||||
A collection of academic resources (references below are only
an indicative sample of the course literature; the complete list
will be announced on LEARN):
Buckley, R. (2012) Sustainable tourism: Research and reality.
Annals of Tourism Research, 39(2): 528–546.
European Commission (2007) Agenda for a sustainable and
competitive European tourism, European Commission, Brussels.
Goodwin, H., (2011) Taking Responsibility for Tourism.
Goodfellow Publishers Ltd.: Oxford.
Middleton, V.T.C. & Hawkins, R. (2002), Sustainable
Tourism: A Marketing Perspective, 1st ed., Butterworth-Heinemann,
Oxford.
UNEP (2005) Making tourism more sustainable - A Guide
for Policy Makers. ISBN: 92-807-2507-6.
A collection of academic resources (references below are only an
indicative sample of the course literature; the complete list will
be announced on LEARN):
Buckley, R. (2012) Sustainable tourism: Research and reality.
Annals of Tourism Research, 39(2): 528–546.
European Commission (2007) Agenda for a sustainable and competitive
European tourism, European Commission, Brussels.
Goodwin, H., (2011) Taking Responsibility for Tourism. Goodfellow
Publishers Ltd.: Oxford.
Middleton, V.T.C. & Hawkins, R. (2002), Sustainable Tourism: A
Marketing Perspective, 1st ed., Butterworth-Heinemann,
Oxford.
UNEP (2005) Making tourism more sustainable - A Guide for
Policy Makers. ISBN: 92-807-2507-6.
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Last updated on
15-02-2013