Class Tourism Planning and Development

The main objective of this unit is to provide students with the essential knowledge and skills to plan, manage and promote the sustainable development of tourism by addressing management concepts and territorial planning with a focus on tourism development. In this way, it aims to enable students to participate in the effective management of destinations in order to integrate the objectives of the industry with the environmental balance and the well-being of the local population.

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• Introduction and conceptualization     o Definitions and planning approaches     o Evolution of planning theory and practice     o Definitions and approaches to tourism planning • Tourism and development     o The planning process in tourism     o Evolution of tourism planning theory and practice     o Tourism as a tool for development • Growth and development      Growth vs Development: The Rostow Model     o Development indicators • Planning and development of tourism in Portugal     o The planning and development system in Portugal     o Historical perspective and current scenario • Analysis models of tourism development     o The Butler and Miossec models       the sustainable development of tourism • Competitiveness of tourist destinations     o The Ritchie and Crouch model     o Planning and development of competitive destinations     o Resource management in competitive destinations

Digital pedagogy tools like Padlet  and project-based learning methods will be applied.to evaluated activities. Student reflection and discussion will be stomulated using various techniques such as team-based learning.

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