At the end of the course the student should be able to know the theoretical bases and the doctrinal aspects of the geography of tourism and to describe the most recent orientations in research in the geography of tourism, with particular reference to the territorial and socio-economic aspects.
As regards the improvement of comprehension skills, students should be able to use the vocabulary of the tourist phenomenon and apply the quantitative and qualitative research methodologies for the evaluation of the phenomenon.

The course aims to make students acquire knowledge of the tourist phenomenon in its various aspects. The desire to discover has induced human beings to move for different reasons: knowledge, faith, culture, health, fun. Different purposes, types and ways of moving through time and space have marked landscapes, relationships, cultures, art, economics, forms of relationships.
The course will try to understand how tourism is therefore not only a relevant phenomenon from an economic point of view, but as a moment of encounter and interrelation between different cultures.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

Lectures in the classroom supported by the use of slides.
Seminars could be planned to better learn some specific aspects covered in the lessons.

Course books

1) A.L. Greiner, G. Dematteis, C. Lanza, Geografia umana. Un approccio visuale. Terza edizione (a cura di Alberto Vanolo), Torino, UTET Edizioni, 2019.

2) Geotema 49 - XIX 2015

Aree naturali protette, turismo e sviluppo locale sostenibile (ed. Bernardo Cardinale e Rosy Scarlata)

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Assessment

The final examination is based on an oral interview aimed to certify the comprehension of the topics addressed during the course and as presented in the study program. Furthermore, the assessment is proposed to verify the ability to organize in a discursive and systemic way the acquired knowledge and the capacity to produce a critical debate on various case studies. The expression is provided through marks expressed in thirtieths.
It is possible to pass the examination with honours.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Course books

A.L. Greiner, G. Dematteis, C. Lanza, Geografia umana. Un approccio visuale. Terza edizione (a cura di Alberto Vanolo), Torino, UTET Edizioni, 2019.

L. Bagnoli, Manuale di geografia del turismo. Dal Grand Tour al Piano Strategico. Quarta edizione, Torino, UTET, 2018.

Assessment

The final examination is based on an oral interview aimed to certify the comprehension of the topics addressed during the course and as presented in the study program. Furthermore, the assessment is proposed to verify the ability to organize in a discursive and systemic way the acquired knowledge and the capacity to produce a critical debate on various case studies. The expression is provided through marks expressed in thirtieths.
It is possible to pass the examination with honours.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.