TO5002 - Introduction to Tourism and the Environment

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	School of Business

This subject examines the positive and negative impacts of tourism on the physical, economic and socio-cultural environment. It includes an extensive introduction to key ecological theories and to a wide range of Australian environments and the major biophysical processes which structure them. Current models of tourism development and its impacts are reviewed and aspects of the legislative framework governing the interaction between tourism and the environment are examined. Although the course has an Australian and Asia-Pacific emphasis, it takes an international perspective with examples from Africa, North America and Europe also reviewed. An additional project is also required.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

TG2201 or TO2000 or TO6002 or BX3091 or EV2201

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coord/Lect:	Dr Alastair Birtles.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 18 hours workshops/Seminars 1 days fieldwork
Assessment:	end of semester exam (30%); presentations (20%); essays (35%); project (field trip) report (15%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coord/Lect:	Dr Heather Zeppel.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours workshops/Seminars 1 days fieldwork
Assessment:	(50% - 60%); (40% - 50%).

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