An individual case-study assignment 100% (2000 words) assesses all Learning Outcomes

The purpose of this module is to provide students with an understanding of the nature of tourism destinations from a domestic and global perspective and their planning, management and development. It will explore the u
underlying factors leading to the development and promotion of places (urban, coastal and rural) as tourist destinations and also examine the exploitation of different destination environments as a tourism resource. The importance of tourism planning, development and management to optimise tourism impacts and the role of tourism as a catalyst for regeneration are considered.

Topics covered in the module will be drawn from: definition and typology of destinations; models of destination concept and classification ( Gunn, Mathieson & Wall, Jansen-Verbeke, Fainstein & Judd); destination components and resources; destination zones (urbanisation, historic cities, resort cities, purpose-built, coastal and rural areas, etc.); supply-side characteristics; demand-side characteristics; tourist typologies; motivation and aspects of behaviour; criteria for tourism development; destination area life cycle; costs and benefits; tourism strategy features; economic impacts (employment, investment, spending, confidence, seasonality, over-dependence, multiplier, etc); socio-cultural impacts (guest-host relationship, Doxey's Irridex, carrying capacity, etc.), natural and built environment impacts; public/private sector role; policy developments and guidelines; use of tourism in regeneration; sources of funding.

1. EXPLORE THE GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF TOURIST DESTINATIONS
Application
Communication
Knowledge & Understanding

2. APPLY THE SPECIFIC SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF TOURISM IN DIFFERENT DESTINATION CONTEXTS
Application
Knowledge & Understanding

3. APPRAISE THE ROLE PLAYED BY DESTINATION TOURISM IN PLACE REGENERATION
Analysis
Enquiry

The learning strategies will require students to commit 150 learning hours, of which 36 hours will consist of contact time. Lectures (12 hours) will provide students with a broad theoretical overview and the conceptual frameworks needed to appraise the development of tourist destinations and how to effectively manage the impacts on different communities, their environments and economies. Tutorial support activities and workshops (24 hours) will provide students with the opportunity to acquire and develop a range of critical thinking and analytical techniques to apply the underpinning theories to cases and scenarios, and to complete data analysis and interpretation exercises in preparation for the assessment.

A further 114 hours of independent study will require students to read and think about the case study preparatory questions which will form the basis of the case discussions. Students are also required to organise and review their lecture notes and undertake preparatory reading and research on assigned material in order to participate in class discussions individually and as part of a group.

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FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS ONLY

Fletcher, J., Fyall, A., Gilbert, D. & Wanhill, S. (2013) Tourism: Principles and Practice, 5th Edition. Harlow: Pearson Education Ltd.

Howie F (2010). Managing the Tourist Destination. Cengage Learning.

Morrison, A. (2013) Marketing and Managing Tourism Destinations. Routledge.
Page S, J (2011). Tourism Management: managing for change. Routledge.