The module aims to provide students with the tools to understand the importance of sustainability in tourism development and evaluate possible response policies. EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES: at the end of the module the student should be able to: know the best practices for responsible and sustainable tourism; integrate the principles of sustainability into tourism development policies; develop interdisciplinary skills through the integration of geographical, economic, social and environmental concepts in the understanding and management of the tourism phenomenon. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ABILITY: at the end of the module the student should be able to: understand the different evolutionary moments of the tourism, moving from mass tourism to responsible and sustainable tourism; identify the territorial dynamics linked to sustainable tourism; retrace the stages of the environment-tourism debate at different scales; contribute to designing a sustainable tourism itineraries and products; develop sustainable strategies to enhance local tourism resources.
Course Prerequisites
Modules 1, 2 and 3 of the Educational Cluster Strategie geo-economiche e aziendali per la sostenibilità nei settori turistico-culturali are preparatory to modules 3, 4 and 5 of the Educational Cluster Storia campo per poter selezionare gli obiettivi dalla lista) Obiettivi per lo sviluppo sostenibile Codice Descrizione Salute e benessere 3 Lavoro dignitoso e crescita economica 8 Ridurre le disuguaglianze 10 Città e comunità sostenibili 11 Consumo e produzione responsabili 12 economica del turismo e della cultura e modelli di sviluppo territoriali. Modules 1, 2 and 3 of the Educational Cluster Strategie geo economiche e aziendali per la sostenibilità nei settori turistico-culturali are delivered in sequence.
Teaching Methods
36 recordings lasting up to 15 minutes; in-person activities (8hours): laboratories, in-depth seminars, case discussions. E-tivity (estimated student commitment of 6 hours): discussion in forums, creation of a project, writing a text, production of a document, other. Virtual Classroom (3 hours): streaming meeting to propose laboratory activities, offer support in carrying out the e-tivity and offer feedback on the work done, other.
Assessment Methods
The evaluation and the acquisition of training credits will take place through an oral exam which will consist of an interview on the topics of the program and/or the discussion of the contents of the works and activities carried out within the individual modules. The evaluation is provided through marks expressed in thirtieths. Full marks are foreseen.
Texts
Specific teaching material will be provided by the teacher. Suggested texts for further study on the contents of the module: VOLPE A., Il ciclo di vita delle località turistiche. Sviluppi e limiti di un'economia posizionale, Angeli, 2004 - LEMMI E., Dallo "spazio consumato" ai luoghi ritrovati. Verso una geografia del turismo sostenibile, Milano, Angeli, 2009.
Contents
The growing openness that globalization has generated in the geopolitical, economic and cultural fields has decisively influenced the development of contemporary tourism, disproportionately expanding its range of action, and has made tourism one of the main economic sectors worldwide, with the highest rate of development and the greatest reactivity to economic crises. In their very close intertwining, globalization and international tourism are therefore able to trigger a process (virtuous or vicious, depending on the case and point of view) that feeds and strengthens itself. The module will analyze the dynamics of development of the tourist space and the related operational implications and will provide theories and models to understand the transition from mass tourism to sustainable tourism and its importance in tourism development and to critically evaluate the impacts of tourism at different scales. In particular, the following will be analyzed: the theory of the life cycle of the tourist destination, evaluating its usefulness, applications, costs and benefits; the tourism-environment debate and the conceptual approach to sustainable tourism; ecotourism; rural tourism; sustainable cultural tourism.
