TO5005 - Managing Tourism in Protected Areas
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | School of Business |
An advanced treatment of ecologically sustainable tourism development focussing particularly on managing ecotourism in protected areas. The subject is based around an extended camping field trip examining tourism to the North Queensland World Heritage Areas of the Great Barrier Reef and Wet Tropics rainforests. It 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.
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.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | TO3025 TO5025 TO6025 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 9 | |
| Census Date 07-Oct-2010 | |
| Face to face teaching 23-Sep-2010 to 04-Oct-2010 (Classes and field trip 23 Sept - 4 Oct) | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Alastair Birtles. |
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| Assessment: | presentations (20%); field trip logbook (40%); assignments (40%). |
| Restrictions: |
An enrolment quota applies to this offering. |
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.