TOUR 303
Sustainable Tourism Planning and Management
Course overview
You’ll critically examine the sustainable planning and development of destinations for tourism and recreation. The role of national and local government in tourism planning, and requirements and methods of public participation and sustainable tourism management.
Course information
| Prerequisites and Restrictions | You must satisfy the following requirement(s):
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| Available semesters | Semester 2 2025 |
| Credits | 15 |
| Domestic fees | $891.00 |
What you will learn
After successfully completing this course, you’ll be able to:
- Describe in detail the types, scale and defining characteristics of tourism destinations.
- Explain how historical and current factors influence the evolution of tourism destinations.
- Outline the key principles of destination planning.
- Understand the key problems and issues facing tourism destinations, including the social, economic and environmental impacts of tourism development.
- Justify the need for destination planning.
Course examiners
Dr Gebeyaw Degarege
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Environment, Society and Design
gebeyaw.degarege@lincoln.ac.nz