Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2501915 Environmental Sciences | OT | 4 | 0 |
There are no prerequisites.
The course aims to be an introduction to the application of the concept of sustainability or sustainable development in the world of tourism. The analysis will address the principles of sustainable tourism and its practical application both from the point of view of tourism destinations and tourism companies.
One of the basic objectives will be to know the main instruments of environmental management and sustainability in the tourism sector.
1.- Tourism and sustainability: Background
- Introduction to tourism
- Sustainable tourism: definition, principles and implementation
2.- Tourism and the environment, a contradictory relationship
- Tourism and the environment
- The case of tourism and climate change
- The case of ecotourism
3.- Management tools for more sustainable tourism
- Tools for tourism destinations
- Tools for tourism companies
The contents of the course will be developed through the following activities:
- Follow up on the topics covered in the course (reading and studying the materials that make up the notes of the course).
- Reading books and articles as a complement to the notes (some of them available at Virtual Campus).
- Elaboration of assignments, with the tutoring of the professor.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Classroom activities | 18 | 0.72 | 3, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 7, 6, 14, 8, 12, 1, 15, 13, 11 |
Classroom practical activities | 7 | 0.28 | 3, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 7, 6, 14, 8, 12, 1, 15, 13, 11 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Tutorials | 3 | 0.12 | 3, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 7, 6, 14, 8, 12, 1, 15, 13, 11 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Practical assignments | 20 | 0.8 | 3, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 7, 6, 14, 8, 12, 1, 15, 13, 11 |
Study | 23 | 0.92 | 3, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 7, 6, 14, 8, 12, 1, 15, 13, 11 |
The assessment of the course will consist of doing two partial exams that will evaluate the theoretical contents of the course and will count 50% of the final mark (25% + 25%), and of two practical / applied assignments (one of them realized individually, while the other in group), which will count the remaining 50% of the final mark (25% + 25%).
In order to be able to make the average mark and pass the course, it is mandatory that each one of the parts evaluated has obtained a mark greater than 4 out of 10. In the case of the exams, they must be done again on the final exam. Practical work is not able to be repeated. To participate in the recovery the students must have been previously evaluated in a set of activities whose weight equals to a minimum of 2/3 of the total grade of the course.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Partial exam 1 | 25% | 2 | 0.08 | 3, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 6, 14, 8, 12, 1, 15, 11 |
Partial exam 2 | 25% | 2 | 0.08 | 3, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 6, 14, 8, 12, 1, 15, 11 |
Practical assignment 1 | 25 % | 0 | 0 | 3, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 7, 6, 14, 8, 12, 1, 15, 13, 11 |
Practical assignment 2 | 25 % | 0 | 0 | 3, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 7, 6, 14, 8, 12, 1, 15, 13, 11 |
- FENNELL, D.A., COOPER, C. (2020). Sustainable tourism. Principles, contexts and practices. Bristol: Channel View Publications.
- FONT, X., LYNES, J. (2020). Corporate social responsibility for sustainable tourism. London: Routledge.
- FONT, X., MCCABE, S. (2018). Marketing for sustainable tourism. London: Routledge.
- GIULIETTI, S., ROMAGOSA, F., FONS, J., SCHRÖDER, C. (2018). Tourism and environment in Europe. Towards a reporting mechanism. Bellaterra: ETC/ULS.
- HALL, C.M., GOSSLING, S., SCOTT, D. (Eds.) (2015). The Routledge handbook of tourism and sustainability. London: Routledge.
- HOLDEN, A. (2008). Environment and tourism (2nd ed.). London: Routledge.
- UNEP – WTO (2005). Making tourism more sustainable. A guide for policy makers. Madrid: WTO.
- UNEP – WTO (2012). Tourism in the green economy – Background Report. Madrid: UNWTO.
- SAARINEN, J. (2020). Tourism and Sustainable Development Goals. London: Routledge.
- SWARBROOKE, J. (1999). Sustainable tourism management. Wallingford: CABI Publishing.