99575 - Public Administration of Tourism

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will demonstrate knowledge of the principles of public organization of the tourism sector, of its institutions and of its bodies at the International and European level. In particular, the student will manage the main tools of public tourism legislation applying to the sectors of cultural heritage and the environment in order to promote sustainable development of the tourism sector. Moreover, the student will be able to critically evaluate the different administrative organizational models of the tourism sector at the local level.

Course contents

Sources and principles of public tourism law

Public and private entities and institutions operating in the tourism sector at international and european level

Tourism organization in the italian legal system.

Tourism enterprises and professions

Specific types of tourism and tourism products

Cultural and natural assets and tourism

State-owned concessions for tourism

Land governance and urban planning

Planning and ownership

Land use, general, spatial and implementation planning

Landscape, environment and land governance

The italian constitutional framework on landscape protection

The European Landscape Convention

Landscape assets and their protection and enhancement

Readings/Bibliography

Attending students

The exams will be based on the course material (slides, docs, case law etc.) that will be uploaded on "Virtuale" Platform (Dashboard) during the Academic Year.

Non Attending students

The exams will be based on the course material (slides, docs, case law etc.) that will be uploaded on "Virtuale" Platform (Dashboard) during the academic year, plus the following:

UNWTO Statute – English version;

TFEU – English version;

The European Landscape Convention (English version);

P. Vrancken, Oxford Public International Law “Tourism”, 2019 in https://opil.ouplaw.com/display/10.1093/law:epil/9780199231690/law-9780199231690-e1001;

P. Vrancken, Oxford Public International Law “World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)”, 2019 in https://opil.ouplaw.com/display/10.1093/law:epil/9780199231690/law-9780199231690-e1772 .

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons.

Seminars with experts.

Assessment methods

Three full exams will be scheduled each Academic Year either as both multiple choice test, case law report (written) or as oral exam (Test and written exam are not an open book exams. English dictionaries may be used).

To take exams each student must be enrolled before the deadline (see AlmaEsami webpage).

Any problem must be promptly communicated to the teacher/tutor.

By way of example, the following criteria will be used to assess written exam (30 min.) consisting of 15 multiple choice questions:

every correct answer counts 2 points, every missing or wrong answer counts 0 points.
Only the students that correctly answer at least 9/15 questions will pass the exam, hence:

<18 insufficient

18-23 sufficient

24-27 average/good

28-30 very good

By way of example, the following criteria will be used to assess oral exam:

- sufficient or barely sufficient knowledge on the programme, limited reasoning ability, some difficulties in using technical and legal language → 18-21/30;

- fairly good knowledge of the programme, adequate critical reasoning ability, sound use of technical and legal language → 22-25/30;

- comprehensive knowledge of the programme, notable reasoning ability, good command of technical and legal language → 26-29/30;

- extensive program knowledge, excellent reasoning ability, and ability to fully master technical-legal language → 30-30L/30.

Non attending students’s grades will be based on a written exam only.

Grade rejection:

Students can reject the grade obtained at the exam. To this end, he/she must email a request to the lecturer within the date set for registration.

Teaching tools

Slide, docs, case law, seminar presentations etc. will be uploaded and made accessible on "Virtuale" Platform (Dashboard) during the academic year.

Students with learning disorders and/or temporary or permanent disabilities: please contact the office responsible (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students) as soon as possible so that they can propose acceptable adjustments. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, taking into account the teaching objectives.

Office hours

See the website of Roberto Manservisi