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Geographies of Tourism and Sustainable Development, 15 credits

Swedish name: Geografiska perspektiv på turism och hållbarhet
This syllabus is valid: 2022-12-12 valid to 2023-06-11 (newer version of the syllabus exists)
Syllabus for courses starting before 2023-06-11
Course code: 2KG403
Credit points: 15
Education level: Second cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level: Human Geography: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Geography
Established by: Head of Department of Geography and Economic History, 2022-12-14

Contents

This course gives an overview of several key research areas within social and economic geography and analyzes them from a tourism geographic perspective. It discusses tourism geographies and its position within geographic research as well as the contributions of tourism geographies to research on sustainable development. In order to achieve that it is important to position the study of tourism as an integral part of geography and to critically address and problematize how tourism and sustainable development are integrated in research on mobility and local and regional development in rural as well as in urban areas. Emphasis will be on tourism as an economic activity. Debates around current issues in tourism research are critically addressed and problematized. The course also provides an opportunity for subject-specific preparation for the master thesis.

Modul 1: Tourism and sustainable development from a human geography perspective, 10 ECTS

Modul 2: Thematic in-depth studies, 5 ECTS 

 

Required Knowledge

Univ: 120 ECTS, SATHM + 30 ECTS advanced level in Human Geography.

Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course English B/6

Form of instruction

Instruction is given through lectures, exercises, and seminars, where students are expected to participate actively. Relevant gender issues related to the contents are integrated in the course. The course is given in English.

Literature

Valid from: 2022 week 50

Part 2

A list of articles will be provided at course start. Individually selected literature is added.

Reference literature

Jennings Gayle
Tourism research
Milton, Qld. : Wiley Australia : 2001 : xii, 452 s. :
ISBN: 0-471-34255-6 (hft.)
Mandatory
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Conducting research in human geography : theory, methodology and practice
Kitchin Rob, Tate Nicholas J.
Harlow : Prentice Hall : 2000 : xiii, 330 s., tab., diagr. :
ISBN: 0-582-29797-4
Mandatory
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Qualitative research in tourism : ontologies, epistemologies and methodologies
Phillimore Jenny, Goodson Lisa
New York : Routledge : 2004 : 333 s. :
ISBN: 0-415-28086-9 (alk. paper)
Mandatory
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Smith Stephen L. J.
Tourism analysis : a handbook
2. ed. : Harlow : Longman : 1995 : x, 326 s. :
ISBN: 0-582-25160-5 (hft.)
Mandatory
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Veal A. J.
Research methods for leisure and tourism : practical guide
2. [rev.] ed. : London : Pitman : 1997 : 320 s. :
ISBN: 0-273-62052-5 (pbk)
Mandatory
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