02726 - Tourism Geography

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student is able to know the organization of tourism phenomena and interpret the nature of space and the spatial policies of local and sustainable development  to regional and international levels. In particular, the student is able to: - know and apply the empirical reality  theoretical, analytical and synthetic tools, and their evolution in the tourism sector - prepare projects for tourism development in terms of sustainability and integration of territorial resources to local and global scale  in PS and developing countries within the framework of policies and UNESCO.

Course contents

The course aims to explain and discuss the spacial phenomena with particular reference to tourism, based on global and regional scale, as the paradigm of sustainable development,  local development, heritage,  innovation,  creativity, and  comunication.

A study will be confined to cultural tourism of Europeen and Italian regions (Emilia-Romagna)  with a series of case studies presented by international experts and scholars .  Different teams of students will be involved for local development tourism projects according to the details of the policies of UNESCO (World Heritage Sites) and the Council of Europe (Cultural Routes).

To this end, the course is divided into two modules.


  First module: Tourism, from consumed to  organized space

• Tourism: Concepts, Classifications, and Questions
• Explosive Growth and the Regional Imbalance
• Hosting Regions
• Tourism Imaginary
• Natural Attractions
• Social- economic and Tecnical Factors
• Multi-specialist Tourism Space
• Regional Tourism Space
• Man and Nature Relationship
• Space and Tourism Policies
• European Projects (EDEN, ERNEST)
• Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism (UNWTO)
• Tourism of Italian Regions
• Cases of Study
 

Second module: Culture and Tourism in Local Development

• Local Development and Spacial Tourism Systems: Tourism Districts 
• Culture and Tourism: Cultural Districts
• Heritage and Tourism (Cultural Resources and Cultural Heritage)
• Fieldwork : Museum of Rimini
• World Heritage Sites: Policies and Conventions
• World Heritage Sites in Italian Regions
• Cases of Study (WHS of Emilia-Romagna)
• Cultural Itineraies, Touristic Routes, and Spacial Recomposition
• European Cultural Itineraies (Vie Francigene, Route of Hannibal)
• New Tourism and Innovation
• Niche Tourism: Classification
• Cases of Study
• Comunication and Tourism  Places: Heritage Guide
• Cases of Study: Heritage Guides
• Local Project
• Presentation and Discussion
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Readings/Bibliography

Compulsory Readings:

• Jean-Pierre Lozato-Giotard, (2008), Geografia del Turismo. Dallo spazio consumato allo spazio gestito, Milano:Hoepli
• Sala A.M.,  Grandi S., Dallari F,  (a cura), (2008), Turismo e turismi tra politica ed innovazione, Bologna:Patron
• Richards G. (edited by) (2007), Cultural Tourism. Global and local perspectives, New York:Haworth Press                                         
• Timothy D. J. , Boyd S.W. , (2008), Heritage e turismo, Milano: Hoepli. Solo capitolo 1

Suggestion Readings:

• Aci-Censis, (2002) Rapporto Turismo 2001 “I distretti turistici italiani: l'opportunità di innovare l'offerta”, Roma: Censis servizi spa.
• Bencardino F., Prezioso, (2007), Geografia del turismo, Milano: McGraw-Hill
• Dallari F., Grandi S., (2005), Economia e Geografia del Turismo. L'occasione dei Geographical Information Systems, Bologna: Pàtron
• Dallari F., Mariotti M.(a cura) (2006), Il turismo tra sviluppo locale e cooperazione interregionale, Bologna: Patron
• Dallari F., Trono A., Zabbini E. (a cura) (2009), I viaggi dell'Anima. Società, Culture, Heritage e Turismo, Bologna: Patron
• Gauzy M. and Nijkamp P. (edited by) (2007), Tourism and Regional Developmen. New Pathways,  Hants: Ashgate Publishing Lid
• Leone U. (a cura) (2007), Produrre, Consumare, Comunicare. Temi di Geografia economica, Torino:Giappichelli,
• Smith M., (2009), Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies, Second Edition, London and New York: Routledge
• Sharpley R. and Telfer D.J. (edited by) (2002), Tourism and Development, Clevedon:Channel View

 Training aid will be available to attend during the lessons

  ERASMUS students wish to take the exam in English should refer to two of the following texts:

Sharpley R. and Telfer D.J. (edited by) (2002), Tourism and development, Clevedon: Channel View

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Smith V.L. and Eadington W.R. (edited by) (1994), Tourism alternatives, Chichester: John Wiley& Sons 

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Richards G. (edited by) (2007), Cultural Tourism. Global and local perspectives, New York: Haworth Press

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OECD (2009), The Impactof Culture on Tourism. Global and local perspectives,Paris:OECD (available on line)

Teaching methods

Lectures will be presented in powerpoint and will be available online teaching materials. Documentation of case studies will be given .

Seminars will be organized   with the participation of tourism experts and local actors. The tutor of Geography  will be available to help students for project preparation.

Assessment methods

The written examination (four  questions) will be at the end of each module. Students who pass the two examinations may take the viva or record the score obtained in the final assessment in one of three appeals of the first session. Students who choose a project are required to submit at the end of the course as oral. The final examination includes a written test with five questions and an optional oral examination, unless it's possible the teacher's decision to proceed even to the oral test in cases it deems appropriate. In case of failure students will not be accepted the next examination.

 

Teaching tools

Software ArView, Mappoint, Autoroute,  Computer  Lab (Faculty of Economics,  22, Angherà,).

Office hours

See the website of Fiorella Dallari