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Ecotourism

Course code

TSR6009.LT

old course code

TSR6009

Course title in Estonian

Ökoturism

Course title in English

Ecotourism

ECTS credits

3.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To provide an overview of the principles, perspectives, and development trends in sustainable thinking and ecotourism. Environmental, social, cultural, economic, and geographic aspects of ecotourism are discussed. A student has to acquire basic knowledge of the planning and development of ecotourism.

Brief description of the course

Main principles and concepts of ecotourism. Concept and principle of sustainable tourism, alternative tourism, rural tourism, and nature tourism and their relationship with ecotourism. An overview of the main destinations and source countries for ecotourism. Economic aspects of ecotourism. Market demand and supply. A description of an ecotourist. Economic research into ecotourism. Impact of ecotourism on the local economy, increases to local income. Impact of ecotourism on nature. Ecotourism in protected areas. Visitor management strategies and methods. Preservation of cultural diversity, related problems, profits, and losses. Inclusion of local people in ecotourism activities. The notion of interpretation, planning phases, different forms and techniques in ecotourism.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- knows sustainable developments and ecotourism concepts and basic principles
- knows potential economic, social and ecologic impacts of ecotourism
- can design tourism package based on ecotourism principles
- can analyze positive and negative affects of ecotourism.

Teacher

dotsent Mart Reimann

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