Current Issues in Mountain Tourism Management
A.Y. 2023/2024
Learning objectives
Comprehension of tourism as an open system and how environmental, economic, social, political, health, technological issues are affecting mountain tourism. The course will also help students to understand the basic principle of how tourism can create wellbeing for the hosting communities, applying analyses and case studies to different mountain destinations. Ultimately, the course will help students to reflect on the development of new forms of tourism and the management of resilient mountain tourism destinations.
Expected learning outcomes
- relevant knowledge of the theories and tools needed to understand tourism as an open system;
- ability to critically analyse of the impacts of tourism on host communities, and the needs of different stakeholders;
- ability to critically analyse the emerging trends affecting mountain tourism;
- ability to recognise opportunities for the development of new forms of tourism in mountain destinations.
- ability to critically analyse of the impacts of tourism on host communities, and the needs of different stakeholders;
- ability to critically analyse the emerging trends affecting mountain tourism;
- ability to recognise opportunities for the development of new forms of tourism in mountain destinations.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
The course focuses on the specificities of mountain destinations. The first theoretical part is aimed at describing the different types of mountain destinations, the challenges of climate change and the possible forms of resilience. Starting from the analyses of projects that involve local communities and stakeholders, the second part will be dedicated to two case studies: the relation between tourism dynamics and landscape in the Trentino area of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of the Ledro and Judicaria Alps and the post-Vaia tourist proposals linked to the emergent ecomuseum of the Veneto's Biois Valley.
Prerequisites for admission
There are no prerequisites
Teaching methods
Lectures, active involvement in classroom exercises on cases of mountain destinations, discussions of emerging issues concerning mountain tourism
Teaching Resources
Slides and material explained in class
Assessment methods and Criteria
The acquisition of the 2 CFU will be determined from the result of a classroom exercise on cases of mountain destinations and the level of participation in class discussion.
Professor(s)