Bond university 2016 sustainable tourism & indigenous cultures

Undergraduate study abroad. Australia.

Sustainable Tourism & Indigenous Culture.

Bond University,Gold Coast,AUSTRALIA.

January to April 2016

Bond University boasts state of the art teaching facilities that create an invigorating learning environment. All lecture theatres, case study

rooms, seminar rooms and teaching labs are equipped with the very latest computing and audio visual aids.

Take a ‘study abroad’ semester January to April, 2016 Sustainable Tourism & Indigenous Culture

Your Professor: Steve Noakes

Are you ready for the Best Four Months of your life?

Studying abroad is an experience that will stay with you for the rest of your life.

It’s an opportunity to expand your educational horizons, enhance your qualifications with an international perspective, connect you to a global network of new friends and future business associates and most of all have the time of your life as you grow personally and learn more about a new culture in a safe environment.

Examples of topics to be addressed in Sustainable Tourism & Indigenous Culture

Expressed simply, sustainable tourism can be defined as:

"Tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors,

the industry, the environment and host communities"

The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) establishes and manages global sustainable standards with the aim of increasing

sustainable tourism knowledge and practices among public and private stakeholders.

‘Humans are a nomadic species. Driven by our need for recreation, contemplation, connection and reflection, we are on the go. Besides being the world’s largest industry travel and tourism has enormous and unsustainable impact on energy, water, land and food use.’

A not-for-profit perspective: Sustainable Tourism & Indigenous Culture

Source: http://sustainabletravel.org/about-us/

Source: www.shareourpride.org.au/

www.winta.org/

‘For traditional Indigenous communities, success and a rich life are not always measured primarily by the accumulation of money and assets.

Indigenous people often prize most their people, cultural traditions, natural landscapes and waterways. Money is important in creating a sustainable Indigenous tourism enterprise or a local economy, but likely not with a strong central focus on profit margins. If the cost of developing a tourism enterprises includes threats to people, cultures and homelands, Indigenous communities are apt to forgo the enterprise or seek alternatives.’

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Understanding indigenous perspectives

‘Imperialism has been the most powerful force in world history over the last four or five centuries, carving up whole continents while oppressing indigenous peoples and obliterating entire civilizations.’

Source: http://www.reunionblackfamily.com/apps/blog/show/41314854-imperialism-the-most-powerful-force-in-the-world-history

Historical context

Culturally sensitive travellers?

Source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/travel-is-a-privilege-not-a-right/article24922925/

‘The peak where the Petersens and their friends shed their clothing is considered by the people of Sabah to be the sacred embodiment of a woman’s virtue. As for causing the earthquake, let me note that in Borneo, even the flight of a hornbill has meaning, as if it were a cursive script of nature, written on the wind.’

Take an undergraduate ‘study abroad’ semester – in Australia! January to April, 2016 Sustainable Tourism & Indigenous Culture

Contact: studyabroad@bond.edu.au