TO5005:03
Managing Tourism in Protected Areas
Townsville
Prerequisites: Enrolment in MSc or PGDipSc (Protected Area Management)
Inadmissable Subject Combination: TO4025 TO6025
26 lectures, 26 hours practicals, 48 hours field work. Second semester.
Available to Graduate Diploma of Science (Protected Area Management) students only.
Staff: Mr A Birtles.
An advanced treatment of ecologically sustainable tourism development focussing particularly on ecotourism and the environment and the link with management of protected areas. Topics include the origins and conceptual background to this culturally and environmentally responsible form of nature tourism; its potential contribution to the promotion of environmental understanding and conservation and its impacts and their management. The subject includes a substantial fieldwork component and develops practical experience in the interpretation of a wide range of natural and cultural attractions. The subject takes an international perspective but there will be a strong focus on tourism to protected areas in Australia. Special emphasis will be placed on tourism to World Heritage Areas including North Queensland environments such as the Great Barrier Reef and Wet Tropics rainforests.
Learning Objectives:
- a broad knowledge of the definitions, directions and difficulties with the concept of ecotourism;
- up to date knowledge of ecotourism operations and developments in North Queensland;
- ability to solve problems and develop strategies for superior ecotourism management.
Assessment by essay; field notebook; development of an ideal ecotourism operation and examination. Weightings will be decided in consultation with students.
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