There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

This module is designed to enable students to understand the challenges associated with developing and managing natural area tourism and how these might be effectively tackled. It commences by exploring and critiquing the anthropocentric and ecocentric perspectives which underpin human stances in relation to tourism and the natural environment. Adopting a global perspective, natural area tourism (NAT) is located within tourism more generally and the specific context of alternative tourism. Ecotourism is critically examined with a view to assessing its role and viability as a means of economic development. The module seeks to identify and critically examine the process of developing and managing tourism in natural areas across its full scope (i.e. adventure; nature based; wildlife; and ecotourism) with a particular emphasis upon the specific sustainability issues associated with each.

LO1: Demonstrate a critical understanding of the scope, role and potential of natural area tourism and the wider topic of sustainability.
LO2: Critique the key issues surrounding the development of specific natural area tourism projects.
LO3: Critically appraise the sources of environmental impacts from tourism activities in a range of different ecosystems.
LO4: Evidence a sound understanding of the theory and practice associated with visitor planning and stakeholder management.
LO5: Critique the range of management strategies and actions which might be adopted in relation to natural area tourism generally and to specific types of natural area tourism.