Sustainable Tourism Development unit (HGA501)

Introduction

This unit will explore the origins, elements and tensions inherent in sustainable tourism. You will explore the relevance of sustainable development to tourism, its application and the tensions that arise when theory is applied to practice. The unit will also critically review and asses international, national and statewide approaches to the concept, its use within government policy and efforts to develop indicators, benchmarks and assessment tools for sustainable tourism. Taught partially within a World Heritage Area, this unit give students a real life understanding of the managerial take up of the concept, along with commercial and tourists’ responses to the concept. The unit is taught face to face from the Cradle Coast and at Cradle Mountain National Park campus in an intensive block mode, over 4 days. Attendance is compulsory. On the 2nd and 3rd day of the teaching block, you will take a field trip to Cradle Mountain National Park (staying overnight), returning to class on the 4th and final day. Following the intensive block teaching, you will complete your assignments online.

Summary

Unit name	Sustainable Tourism Development
Unit code	HGA501
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Arts and Society Humanities and Social Sciences
Discipline	Sociology and Criminology
Coordinator	Professor Anne Hardy
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Postgraduate

Learning Outcomes

• Critically analyse impact of breadth of indicators and evaluation system that have been designed for the tourism andcultural heritage industries
• Critically assess the integration of sustainable development and sustainable tourism into local, national andinternational government policy.
• Critically evaluate the application and challenges of sustainable development and sustainable tourism to different jurisdictions and businesses
• Effectively communicate sustainable tourism principles to a range of tourism and cultural heritage stakeholders

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution 1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3	Domestic Full Fee 4
			not applicable

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Teaching

Teaching Pattern	The unit is taught face to face on the Hobart Campus in an intensive block mode, over 4 days. Attendance is compulsory. The teaching is also supported by online modules.
Assessment	Group Presentation (10%)|Assignment (30%)|Report (60%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

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