Sustainable tourism science

BARBARA STANISCIA
BARBARA STANISCIA

The course provides a broad illustration of the relationship between tourism - understood as part of human mobility - and territory. The theoretical approach and the case studies make reference to a well consolidated and up-to-date international literature. The student will learn to understand the relationships between territory, tourist supply and human mobility; he will be able to evaluate the tourist potential of different regions and the related challenges in terms of sustainability (environmental, cultural, social, economic). The student will be able to elaborate independent evaluations on specific tourism development projects, and on the possibilities of investment, growth and improvement of services in the tourist sector. The student will acquire communication skills by learning the main basic concepts of the discipline; thus, he/she will be able to autonomously deepen the main topics through further studies both in geography, and in economic, sociological, statistical and marketing fields.

- Knowing the main international theories concerning the main themes in the field of tourism geography;
- Knowing the main international and national trends in tourism;
- Acquiring the capacity of critically analyzing tourist phenomena in relation to regional spaces and their resources

- Excellent knowledge of Italian language
- Good knowledge of English language
- Knowledge (of) and ability to use the main Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Themes:
Tourism, leisure, human mobility (14 hours). International tourism and tourism in Italy: recent trends (14 hours). Tourism and tourists: motivations, typologies, behaviours and impacts (14 hours). Tourist resources, sustainability of tourism and sustainable tourism (7 hours). Urban and heritage tourism (14 hours). Rural and culinary tourism (14 hours). Tourist policies, the future of tourism (7 hours).

Aime, M. e Papotti, D. (2021) L’Altro e l’Altrove. Antropologia, geografia e turismo. Einaudi: Torino.
Dell’Agnese, E. (2018) Bon Voyage. Per una ricerca critica del turismo. UTET Università: Novara.
Bagnoli, L. (2022) Manuale di geografia del turismo. Dal Grand Tour al Covid. UTET Università: Novara.

Aime, M. e Papotti, D. (2012) L’Altro e l’Altrove. Antropologia, geografia e turismo. Einaudi: Torino.
Dell’Agnese, E. (2018) Bon Voyage. Per una ricerca critica del turismo. UTET Università: Novara.
Bagnoli, L. (2022) Manuale di geografia del turismo. Dal Grand Tour al Covid. UTET Università: Novara.

Interactive lectures with active students' involvement

Attendance is not compulsory, but it is strongly recommended. Students who intend to attend the lectures will be asked to register. Information and instructions will be provided through the personal web page on the Sustainable Tourism Programme website.

Multiple choice questions

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• This course aims at providing theoretical tools for understanding and interpreting tourism in its several aspects (tourism as recreational experience, as personal growth, as spatial resource), in its different components (supply/demand, resources/territories/conflicts), in its different stakeholders (tourists, residents, enterprises, policy makers).This course aims at providing a set of knowledge that will allow students to critically observe and analyze tourist phenomena and to actively operate in the tourist sector.