LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM - 1

The course focuses on the main concepts relating to environmental issues affecting tourism, in order to improve students' expertise in analyzing and explaining territorial complexity.
This didactic module, jointly with the one held by Prof. Federica Cavallo, is thereby part of the same course (12 cfu) with common learning outcomes.
Special interest will be devoted to the concept of both environmental and cultural heritage. Rural landscapes, rivescapes and wetlands will be deeply considered. Waterways will be finally considered as noticeable opportunities to project and manage the improvement of local tourism.

The instructional goal of the course is that of developing knowledge about:
- the relevance of the environment as main asset in tourism development, with special regards to natural characters and to cultural heritage.
- the concept of "Heritage"with its manifold aspect, focusing on the specific role of rural and watery landscapes.

The achievement of specific practical and applied skills will concern:
- assessment of fluvial and lagoon landscapes as tourism and recreation assets, evaluating both environmental and aesthetic qualities.
- the role of natural and cultural heritage in planning tourist itineraries.
- the proper use of digital tools to set up a census of natural and cultural heritage in building up local itineraries.

Basic knowledge of concepts and terms of tourism geography.
Students are besides required a basic knowledge of the concept of "Cultural Heritage" and an elemental know-how on digital tools for remote sensing, such as Google Earth, Maps etc.

Heritage concept and touristic supply and demand dynamics will be considered. The course will be paying special attention to environmental and historical heritage protection and management, with special focuses on riversacpes and wetlands. A special case study will be considered: the historical European waterways, with special regards to their evolution, focusing besides on their recent recovery as opportunity to develop best practices for sustainable tourism.

Students attending classes:

1) Lessons' notes. (pdf on "Heritage and Torism).
2) Federica CAVALLO (a cura di), Wetlandia. Tradizioni, valori, turismo
nelle zone umide italiane, Padova, Cedam, 2014.
3) Further printed texts will be available on the Moodle Platform (Pdf on canals and Article in Sustainability 2018).

Students not attending classes:

1) Federica CAVALLO (a cura di), Wetlandia. Tradizioni, valori, turismo
nelle zone umide italiane, Padova, Cedam, 2014.
2) Francesco VALLERANI, Tra Colli Euganei e laguna veneta. Dal Museo della Navigazione al turismo sostenibile, Venezia, Regione Veneto, 2013 (sarà caricato il pdf nella piattaforma Moodle).
3) Further printed texts will be available in the Moodle Platform (pdf: "Testo su Heritage e Tourism" e Pdf "Article in Sustainability 2018").

The exam consists of a written proof with 8 open-ended questions concerning the abovementioned program. 90 minutes will be the timing of the written test.

Professor will use lecture-style presentation and learning outcomes will be enhanced accessing to further texts in the Moodle Platform.
It will be relevant to attend at least one fieldtrip, in order to face with specific case studies.

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Attending lectures is highly recommended.

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This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Natural capital and environmental quality" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development