TOURISM POLICY AND PLANNING
- Course
- TRHM406 - TOURISM POLICY AND PLANNING
- Department
- Tourism & Hotel Management - English - Undergraduate
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 7
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Marjan KAMYABI
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
This course will equip students with a comprehensive understanding of tourism development, planning, and policy practices. Alongside textbooks, students will analyse and critique global tourism and policy trends. Consequently, a broad range of literature sources will be utilised to provide insights into the sustainable tourism policies and approaches of various destinations and to explain how to mitigate the impacts of tourism. Key theories and concepts will be examined to understand the literature through real case examples.
TOURISM POLICY AND PLANNING
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
No evaluation items have been defined.
Course outcomes
- 01 Ability to criticize an in-depth understanding of tourism planning and development policies approaches appropriate in a destination
- 02 Ability to construct expertise knowledge associated with importance of sustainable tourism management, its principles and dimensions.
- 03 Skills to critically evaluate the roles and functions of various stakeholders in planning and implementing sustainable tourism practices
- 04 Capability of evaluate the possible effects of the tourism sector on natural environmental, socio-cultural and economic resources at a destination.
- 05 Ability to develop comprehensive knowledge related to tourism policy and planning by studying on cases from various destinations.
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Tourism Growth, Development and Impacts an Overview |
| Week 2 | Theoretical perspectives on tourism development |
| Week 3 | Impacts of Tourism; Economic Impacts and Socio-cultural Impacts; Amoiradis, C., Velissariou, E., & Stankova, M. (2021). Tourism as a socio-cultural phenomenon: A critical analysis. Journal of Social and Political Sciences, 4(2). |
| Week 4 | Environmental, Political, and Technological Impacts; Abera, G., & ASSEFA, E. (2020). Bishoftu Town Residents' Perception on Economic, Environmental and Socio-cultural Impacts of Urban Tourism. Tanzania Journal of Development Studies, 18(2); Duan, J., Xie, C., & Morrison, A. M. (2022). Tourism crises and impacts on destinations: A systematic review of the tourism and hospitality literature. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, 46(4), 667-695. |
| Week 5 | Tourism as a System; Supply and Demand Side Development and Strategic Perspectives; Stalmirska, A. M. (2024). Local food in tourism destination development: The supply-side perspectives. Tourism Planning & Development, 21(2), 160-177. |
| Week 6 | Tourism Planning Concepts; Regional Planning Competitive Position Concept; Cavalheiro, M. B., Joia, L. A., & Cavalheiro, G. M. D. C. (2020). Towards a smart tourism destination development model: Promoting environmental, economic, socio-cultural and political values. Tourism Planning & Development, 17(3), 237-259. |
| Week 7 | Destination Planning Concepts; Destination Life Cycle; Kubickova, M., & Martin, D. (2020). Exploring the relationship between government and destination competitiveness: The TALC model perspective. Tourism Management, 78, 104040. |
| Week 8 | Midterm Exam Week - Assignment Review |
| Week 9 | Historical Perspectives for tourism policy issues for yesterday and policy issues for today |
| Week 10 | Political and foreing policy implications of tourism; Musavengane, R., & Zhou, Z. (2021). Political crises and tourism in Sub-Saharan Africa: destination recovery post-coup d'état. International Journal of Tourism Policy, 11(1), 52-72. |
| Week 11 | Sustainable Resource Use; Managing Sustainable Tourism; Community Involvement and Collaboration |
| Week 12 | Sustainable Resource Use; Managing Sustainable Tourism; Community Involvement and Collaboration |
| Week 13 | Sustainable Tourism Development: Özgit, H., & Adalıer, A. (2022). Can Blockchain technology help small islands achieve sustainable tourism? A perspective on North Cyprus. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 14(4), 374-383. |
| Week 14 | Sustainable Tourism Development Worldwide |
| Week 15 | General Review - FInal Project - Final Exam Week |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Edgell L.D and Swanson R.J, (2024). Tourism Policy and Planning: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, Routledge; 4th edition;
- 02 Mason, P. (2020). Tourism impacts, planning and management. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann; Edgell L. D., et. al. 2008. Tourism Policy and Planning Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann.
- 03 Articles published in scholarly journals; Case Studies
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Ability to criticize an in-depth understanding of tourism planning and development policies approaches appropriate in a destination SOLO 5
- L02 Ability to construct expertise knowledge associated with the importance of sustainable tourism management, its principles, and dimensions. SOLO 4
- L03 Skills to critically evaluate the roles and functions of various stakeholders in planning and implementing sustainable tourism practices SOLO 5
- L04 Capability of evaluate the possible effects of the tourism sector on natural environmental, socio-cultural and economic resources at a destination. SOLO 5
- L05 Ability to develop comprehensive knowledge related to tourism policy and planning by studying cases from various destinations. SOLO 5
Program Outcomes
- P01 1. Students will be able to adopt theoretical and practical knowledge in a challenging work environment.
- P02 2. Students will be able to guide teamwork in intercultural and various international working environments.
- P03 3. Students will be able to obtain the communicative, conceptual and analytical skills necessary for conflict environments.
- P04 4. Students will be able to recognize the importance of basic competence to create a competitive advantage and achieve a success on a global scale.
- P05 5. Students will be able to integrate ethical and social responsible practices that are environmentally friendly and applicable both in business and personal life.
- P06 6. Students will be able to raise awareness about continuous improvement to increase business performance in professional life.
- P07 7. Students will be able to adopt and apply critical and strategic thinking together with research capabilities for organizational decisions.
- P08 8. Students will be able to use and manage the information technologies required for the contemporary business world.
- P09 9. Students will be able to have a knowledge of, at least, one foreign language at basic level in addition to English.
- P10 10. Students will be able to acquire effective teamwork skills.
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | P07 | P08 | P09 | P10 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |