TO3026 - Ecologically Sustainable Tourism Planning and Management
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | School of Business |
This subject emphasises the relationship between tourism and the natural environment, the principles and practice of ecologically sustainable development and the planning and management necessary to minimise negative impacts. The biophysical processes operating in those North Queensland habitats most heavily utilised for tourism (reef and rainforest) are examined. There is an emphasis on marine and coastal processes and the management of tourism impacts in such environments. A regional focus based on biophysical regions is stressed and the relationship between these and administrative jurisdictions is examined. The organisation and management practices of key Federal and State agencies are considered. The principles of ecologically sustainable tourism development and their implications for the industry are reviewed. Case studies of tourism-environment relationships in the Australian and Asia-Pacific regions are emphasised. The subject includes a substantial field trip component.
Learning Outcomes
- To develop an understanding of ecologically sustainable development (ESD) principles and practices;
- to become familiar with current integrated coastal zone management planning approaches;
- to develop a deeper understanding of natural environments and the biophysical processes which structure them;
- to develop an understanding of current theory and management practices to minimise such impacts in a wide variety of Australian and other settings;
- to have knowledge of the nature of current impacts on these environments and the specific role played by tourism.
| Prerequisites: | TO2000 OR BX3091 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | TO2001 and TO5026 and TO6026 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 05-Sep-2008 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Alastair Birtles. |
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| Assessment: | quizzes or tests (15%); presentations (15%); field trip reports (45%); esd case study (25%). |
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