Tourism Planning & Practice

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Tourism Planning & Practice
Leerdoelen	1. demonstrate insight into instruments and planning methods of strategic tourism planning and policy making: • planning models for policy making • planning instruments (e.g. strategic planning, strategic foresight, scenario planning, transition management) • identification of implications and actions of perspectives on future situations • emerging concepts in theory and practice concept of resilience (in relation to ‘systems thinking’) 2. execute a tourism planning and policy making process making use of scenario planning 3. critically reflect from the perspective of tourism practice on key concepts from literature related to tourism planning and policy making.
Omschrijving	The course Tourism Planning & Practice focuses on the tourism planning and policymaking of destinations, and the critical reflection thereof based on insights from tourism practice. The course addresses: 1) the fundaments of tourism planning by discussing key approaches and instruments (e.g. strategic planning, strategic foresight, scenario planning) 2) a first-hand experience with policy-making (in conjunction with the European Tourism Futures Institute – www.etfi.eu) 3) the critical refection of key concepts and their applications to practice (e.g. transition, adaptive capacity, resilience) based on insights from tourism practice. Context of the course: the broader leisure economy, guest economy or visitor economy – notions used in The Netherlands as well as internationally to refer to the industry cluster of tourism, recreation, leisure and events – is a fast growing and a very dynamic economy. The government can be regarded as a major influence on the development of the leisure and tourism industry. It is able to steer and shape its development by means of laws, policies and planning strategies. However, the leisure economy is not the only field societies and governments have to deal with. There are many more interests, for instance regarding landscape, ecology, infrastructure, industries, agriculture, etc. As a result, the nature of leisure and tourism policy-making is complex. It is therefore essential for future decision makers in the leisure and tourism industry to develop a clear understanding of the theories and approaches from which leisure and tourism public policy and planning can be developed; the forces which shape leisure and tourism policy, planning, and development; and the impact policy has on society and the political system.
Uren per week	6
Onderwijsvorm	Excursions, Guest lectures, Independent study, Lectures, Practicals, Seminars
Toetsvorm	Active participation, Examination with open questions, Group assignments, Individual assignments
Vaksoort	master
Coördinator	dr. S. Hartman
Docent(en)	dr. S. Hartman
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Articles.
Entreevoorwaarden
Opmerkingen	Compulsory for students of the Tourism Geography & Planning mastertrack. Elective for all others. Maximum number of students is 20. The course will be given in Leeuwarden.
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type MSc Cultural Geography  (Cultural Geography: Tourism Geography & Planning (track)) 1 semester II a verplicht MSc Cultural Geography  (Optional courses Cultural Geography) 1 semester II a keuze MSc Economic Geography  (Optional courses Economic Geography) 1 semester II a keuze MSc Environmental and Infrastructure Planning  (Optional courses EIP) 1 semester II a keuze MSc Population Studies  (Optional courses Pop Studies) 1 semester II a keuze MSc Real Estate Studies  (Optional courses Real Estate Studies) 1 semester II a keuze MSc Society, Sustainability and Planning  (Optional courses Society, Sustainability and Planning) 1 semester II a keuze MSc Spatial Sciences (research)  (Optional thematic courses (GERMTTO) year 1 and 2 Spatial Sciences) - semester II a keuze