MPR_UDCR Sustainable tourism

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Jiří Vystoupil, CSc. (lecturer)
Ing. Bc. Andrea Holešinská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Markéta Novotná, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Bc. Andrea Holešinská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Markéta Novotná, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Jiří Vystoupil, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Jiří Vystoupil, CSc.
Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Supplier department: Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:50 P104
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MPR_UDCR/01: each odd Tuesday 14:00–15:50 S313, A. Holešinská, M. Novotná, J. Vystoupil
Prerequisites
basic knowledge of tourism
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The object of the course is to introduce the concept of sustainability and its application on the issue of tourism. Students are provided with practical examples to analyse and evaluate the economic, social-cultural and environemntal impacts of tourism.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able
• to define key terms from the sustainable tourism terminology;
• to identify the impacts of tourism;
• to apply knowledge of the sustainability concept in relation to tourism;
• to analyze relevant statistic data of tourism;
• to set the indicators for monitoring the impacts of tourism;
• to interpret indicators of sustainable tourism;
• to propose the strategy to treat the imacts of tourism.
Syllabus
  • Concept of sustainable tourism
  • Destination life cycle
  • Economic impacts of tourism
  • Socio-cultural impacts of tourism
  • Environmental impacts of tourism
  • Tools of sustainable tourism
  • Sustainable tourism planning
  • Visitor management
  • Certification systems
  • Monitoring of sustainable tourism development
  • Destination competitiveness
  • Expert trips
Literature
    required literature
  • ŠAUER, Martin, Jiří VYSTOUPIL, Andrea HOLEŠINSKÁ, Monika PALATKOVÁ, Martina PÁSKOVÁ, Josef ZELENKA, Dana FIALOVÁ, Jiří VÁGNER, Petr HALÁMEK, Ondřej REPÍK and Ondřej PETR. Cestovní ruch. Učební text (Tourism. Learning text.). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 477 pp. info
  • MASON, Peter. Tourism impacts, planning and management. Third edition. London: Routledge, 2015, xvii, 253. ISBN 9781138016309. info
  • ZELENKA, Josef. Udržitelný cestovní ruch : management cestovního ruchu v chráněných územích. Vyd. 1. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2013, 327 s. ISBN 9788074352447. info
    recommended literature
  • HALL, C. Michael and Stephen PAGE. The geography of tourism and recreation : environment, place and space. 3rd ed. London: Routledge, 2006, xxi, 427. ISBN 0415335612. info
  • DWYER, Larry, P. FORSYTH and Wayne DWYER. Tourism economics and policy. Bristol: Channel View Publications, 2010, xviii, 855. ISBN 9781845411527. info
Teaching methods
Lessons take form of lectures (once a week) and seminars (once a fortnight). The course also includes a semester paper.

Assessment methods
To sign for the exam, students must fulfil following requirements: 100% attendance at seminars and a submission of a semester paper in the required quality. • The exam has a written form (test - approximately 15 opened questions). To obtain the mark from the course, students must reach at least 60% of all points from the exam test. • The final mark is a sum of points from semester paper (40%) and written exam test (60%).
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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