TO5005 - Managing Tourism in Protected Areas

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
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Available to Graduate Diploma of Science (Protected Area Management) students.

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 Outcomes

• a broad knowledge of the definitions, directions and difficulties with the concept of ecotourism;
• ability to solve problems and develop strategies for superior ecotourism management;
• an advanced understanding of the key issues in managing human-wildlife interactions in an ecologically sustainable way;
• up to date knowledge of ecotourism operations and developments in North Queensland.

Prerequisites:	Enrolment in MSc or PGDipSc (Protected Area Management)
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	TO3025 and TO6025

Availabilities
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Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coord/Lect:	Professor Alastair Birtles.
Contact hours:	26 hours 18 hours 56 hours
Assessment:	(25%); (40%); (35%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.