TOURISM GEOGRAPHY (2 SCU)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students 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.