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Level 6 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts in Emerging Destinations

THM605 · Tourism and International Development — Week 9 of 16

CourseTHM605
Week9 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts in Emerging Destinations

  1. Economic enclave effects
  2. Infrastructure displacement
  3. Cultural commodification
  4. Carrying capacity and environmental degradation

What you will be able to do

  • 4.1 Explain the impacts of tourism in emerging destinations.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the impacts of tourism in emerging destinations.

Study materials

Videos

  • Enclave Tourism- The Problems With All Inclusive Holiday Resorts · YouTube · Dr Hayley Stainton | Tourism Teacher · 9 min · for registered students
  • Sustainable Tourism on a Changing Planet 🌍 · YouTube · eCornell · 60 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Tourism: The International Business (Mill, 2010), ch. 6: Why develop tourism? · PDF · Other, textbook chapter; pp. 130–149 · for registered students
  • Tourism for Development: 20 Reasons Sustainable Tourism Counts for Development (World Bank Group, 2017) · Reading · Other, report · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Theories of International Development
  • Week 2: Categorisation and Status of Developing Nations
  • Week 3: The Global International Development Context
  • Week 4: Development Institutions and Governance
  • Week 5: Non-Governmental Organisations in Tourism Development
  • Week 6: Development Indicators and Measurement
  • Week 7: Evaluating Destination Development Status
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts in Emerging Destin…
  • Week 10: Tourism and the Sustainable Development Paradigm
  • Week 11: Aligning Tourism with International Development Goals
  • Week 12: Applying Tourism and International Development in practice:…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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