78359 - TOURISM POLICY AND PLANNING

Anno Accademico 2020/2021

  • Docente: Alireza Jay Naghavi
  • Crediti formativi: 8
  • SSD: SECS-P/02
  • Lingua di insegnamento: Inglese
  • Moduli: Alireza Jay Naghavi (Modulo 2) Paolo Figini (Modulo 3) Valentino Moscariello (Modulo 1)
  • Modalità didattica: Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza (Modulo 2) Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza (Modulo 3) Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza (Modulo 1)
  • Campus: Rimini
  • Corso: Laurea in Economia del turismo (cod. 8847)

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

The course aims to explain the function of policy-making and planning in tourism by providing key concepts of tourism economics and governance of tourist destinations, and comparing and contrasting different national approaches of tourist policies. By the end of the course, students should be able to apply the basic tools of tourism policy and planning to a variety of international tourist destinations as well as to analyse situations and evaluate feasible solutions.

Contenuti

1. Tourism Planning

- Introduction to Tourism Planning

- Tourism Demand

- Long-run strategic development

- Information Coordination

- Destination Market Organizations

- Pricing

2. Tourism Policy

- Introduction to Tourism Policy: goals and instruments of economic policies

- The provision of Public goods in tourism

- Taxation and externalities in tourism

- Environmental and Social sustainability of tourism

- Tourism policy in current times: geopolitical instability, climate change and Covid-19

3. Country Case Studies on Tourism Policy and Planning

Testi/Bibliografia

G. Candela and P. Figini, "The Economics of Tourism Destinations", Springer, 2012

Metodi didattici

During the 60 teaching hours, respective arguments will be confronted in the order indicated in the program. After introducing the underlying theory behind the topics covered, presentation of country case studies will be carried out.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

The course will include a group project presentation (40%), and a final examination (60%) which will include Topic 1: Tourism Planning (20%) and Topic 2: Tourism Policy (40%).

Students can reject the grade obtained at the written exam once. To this end, he/she must email a request to the instructor within the date set for registration. The instructor will confirm reception of the request within the same date. 

Those who do not take part in the country presentation (Topic 3: Country Case Studies on Tourism Policy and Planning) will be taking a longer "Full Exam" which will also includes 40% with questions from all country presentations carried out by other students. The presentations will be made available online.

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

Lectures, exercises, presentations.

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Alireza Jay Naghavi

Consulta il sito web di Paolo Figini

Consulta il sito web di Valentino Moscariello