Universität Wien

290127 SE Bachelorseminar Human Geography (2025S)

Sustainable Tourism Development in Regions

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie
Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 20.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Thursday 27.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Thursday 03.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Thursday 08.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Thursday 15.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Thursday 22.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Thursday 12.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Thursday 26.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The seminar deals with sustainability deficits in tourism regions and applies a practical perspective.
Drawing on literature, students are familiarized with fundamental conceptual perspectives on sustainable tourism, overtourism, and evoutionary economic geography and apply them to specific tourism regions. By writing a project proposal in small groups, students develop practical solutions for sustainability deficits in tourism regions.
The seminar has a workshop character and uses a mix of different methods (e.g. lecture parts, student presentations, discussions, exercises, group work).

Assessment and permitted materials

Attendance and active participation in the discussions
Preparatory reading of selected basic literature (if applicable, in small groups)
Presentation of regional sustainability deficits (in small groups)
Development of a project proposal (in small groups)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance: max. one class can be missed
Active participation in the discussions (10%)
Preparatory reading of selected basic literature (if applicable, in small groups) (20%)
Presentation of regional sustainability deficits (in small groups) (30%)
Development of a project proposal (in small groups) (40%)

Examination topics

Reflected discussion and application of critical perspectives and creative development of practical solutions, based on literature on sustainable tourism, overtourism, and evolutionary economic geography

Reading list

Compulsory literature will be communicated at the start of the seminar and tasks will be distributed accordingly.

Association in the course directory

(BA GG 7.1) (BA UF GW 16)

Last modified: Su 09.03.2025 13:06