TOURISM AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The course of "Tourism and Sustainable development" is one among the characterizing courses of the curriculum of "Business administration". The main goal of the course is to provide a critical understanding of complex interdependencies between local development, tourism, and sustainability. It aims at introducing students to the methodology, concepts, and specific issues concerning the interpretation of competitiveness and sustainability dimensions of tourism destinations. The course will develop a problem-oriented approach based on the present debate about the natural, social, economic, and cultural sustainability of local destinations. During the course, several points of view, logic, and forms of action regarding single actors and networks will be offered.

1. Knowledge and understanding. Students are expected to acquire knowledge of the fundamental concepts of tourism destination governance from a sustainable local development perspective.
2. Applying knowledge and understanding. Students will develop their capability to apply concepts and theoretical models proposed during the course to specific examples, often based on in-depth case studies, and to reason critically on the assumptions underlying such concepts and the limits of their applicability.
3. Judgmental capabilities. Students will learn to compare critically alternative explanations of phenomena related to sustainable management of tourism destinations, and to develop their own analysis and suggest solutions in case studies.
4. Communication abilities. Students will learn to communicate with groups through in-class groupwork opportunities and to discuss their ideas with a broader audience in the classroom.
5. Learning abilities. The course will enhance the ability of students to make a critical use of the textbook and on theoretical models it presents, to look into integrative readings and empirical examples, and to integrate different forms of learning, in particular integrating text-based learning with case studies discussion.

Students should be familiar with concepts and methods related to firms' management and organization.

1. Intoduction to the course: sustainable local development
2. Sustainable tourism
3. Tourism destination governance
4. Destination competitiveness from a sustainability perspective
5. Networks as a governance approach

The textbook for this course is:

Anna Moretti, Territorio, Turismo, e Sviluppo Sostenibile, McGraw Hill 2022 - ISBN 9781307818833

The exam is a written test composed of 3 open questions to be completed in 20 minutes' time. Questions will be aimed at testing students' knowledge of concepts and models presented during the course, their ability to apply them to concrete examples, and the critical comprehension of these concepts. Alternative modalities to take the exam available to attending students will be presented at the beginning of the course.

Regarding the grading scale (method by which grades will be assigned), regardless of attendance mode:
A. Scores in the range of 18-22 will be assigned based on:
- Sufficient knowledge and understanding applied in reference to the course curriculum;
- Limited ability to apply knowledge by forming independent judgments;
- Adequate communication skills, especially concerning the use of specific language related to the governance of local sustainable development;
B. Scores in the range of 23-26 will be assigned based on:
- Fair knowledge and understanding applied in reference to the course curriculum;
- Fair ability to apply knowledge by forming independent judgments;
- Fair communication skills, especially concerning the use of specific language related to the governance of local sustainable development;
C. Scores in the range of 27-30 will be assigned based on:
- Good or excellent knowledge and understanding applied in reference to the course curriculum;
- Good or excellent ability to apply knowledge by forming independent judgments;
- Fully appropriate communication skills, especially concerning the use of specific language related to the governance of local sustainable development
D. Distinction will be awarded based on excellent knowledge and understanding applied in reference to the curriculum, exceptional judgment, and communication skills.

The course will be based on classroom teaching, with all material used during classes made available to attending students through the moodle platform.
During classroom hours there will be activities of case studies discussion, used to apply theoretical concepts presented during the week's classes to empirical cases. During the course there will be the opportunity to attend professionals' and/or experts' presentations.
Additional readings and materials will be available to attending students on the course moodle page.

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COVID-19 EMERGENCY
During possible Covid-19 emergency periods, there could be some changes in teaching and exam modalities for the sake of students' safety.


Exam registration

Only registered students will be allowed to take the exam. Any registration problems must be solved with the Campus Economico before the registration deadline.


Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion
Accommodation and support services for students with disabilities and students with specific learning impairments

Ca’ Foscari abides by Italian Law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) regarding support services and accommodation available to students with disabilities. This includes students with
mobility, visual, hearing and other disabilities (Law 17/1999), and specific learning impairments (Law 170/2010). If you have a disability or impairment that requires accommodations (i.e., alternate testing, readers, note takers or interpreters) please contact the Disability and Accessibility Offices in Student Services: disabilita@unive.it

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