GES3220 - Tourism and the environment

Leader(s): Dr Sharron Pfueller

Offered

Not offered in 2009

Synopsis

This unit examines the social, environmental and economic sustainability of tourism and evaluates tourism in Australian, cross-cultural and global contexts. It explores the role of ecotourism in promoting an environmental ethic that forms the foundation for a sustainable future. It provides students with the opportunity to plan and design tours based on ecotourism principles.

Assessment

As for GES2320 except that students will be expected to demonstrate greater capacity for critical analysis in the essay.

Contact hours

Twenty hours of lectures and nine hours of tutorials plus a six hour field trip

Prohibitions

GES2320