TOURISM GEOGRAPHY (4 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to: define the rationale for the geographical study of tourism, the key motivations for tourism and the resources for tourism; explain tourism impact consisting of environmental, socio-cultural, and economic impacts; discover major issues and possible scenarios for the future direction of tourism; analyze interrelationship between geography and tourism, including the character of major regions of the world.

Topics:

1. Geography and Tourism
2. Geography and Tourism: The Attraction of Place
3. Tourism Motivation
4. Geographical Resources for tourism
5. Weather and Climate
6. Tourism Destination and Destination Images
7. An introduction to tourism impact
8. Environmental impacts of tourism
9. The social cultural impacts of tourism
10. The economic impacts of tourism
11. Global Development
12. Climate Change
13. Crises and Disasters
14. Protected Areas
15. Tourism Planning and Management
16. Tourism and Sustainability
17. The Future of Tourism
18. Geography and Tourism in North America
19. Geography and Tourism in Mexico, Central America, and The Caribbean
20. Geography and Tourism in Central Europe and the Balkan States
21. Geography and Tourism in Russia and the countries of the Former Soviet Union
22. Geography and Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa
23. Geography and Tourism in Subsaharan Africa
24. Geography and Tourism in East Asia
25. Geography and Tourism in South and Southeast Asia
26. Geography and Tourism in Australia, New Zealand, and the Islands of the South Pacific