Courses Handbook 2008 - [ Archived ]

304236 (v.2) Ecotourism and Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific Region 500


Area: Department of Social Sciences
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Lecture: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Seminar: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: Examination of ecotourism as a strategy for sustainable social and economic development in the Asia-Pacific region. Introduction to definitions and meanings of sustainable tourism development and examination of the recent growth of the industry relatedto changing lifestyle values and structural changes occurring in the economy. Then, using case studies from Australia, South-east Asia and the western Pacific, an introduction to recent ideas on participatory and sustainable forms of development.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 090309 Human Geography
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Categorised
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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