Sustainable Tourism: Planning and Practice

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Sustainable Tourism: Planning and Practice
Leerdoelen
Omschrijving	The course Sustainable 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
Vaksoort	master
Docent(en)	dr. S. Hartman
Entreevoorwaarden
Opmerkingen
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type MSc Cultural Geography  (Tourism, Geography and Planning) 1 semester II a verplicht MSc Spatial Sciences (research)  (Optional thematic courses (GERMTTO) year 1 and 2 Spatial Sciences) - semester II a keuze