• Final Year of a 2 year course

• 12 students

• Ranging in age between 19 and 35 years

• A number of different nationalities

• Influences on the Travel and Tourism Industry• Marketing• Tour Guiding • Tour Operations• Event Management• Planning and Sustainable Development in

Travel

• Examine and analyse the concept of sustainability and its application within tourism planning and development.

• Comment on the positive and negative impacts arising from tourism development and put forward sustainable solutions.

Paperless class, paperless assessments!

Explain and analyse the concept of sustainability and its application within tourism planning and

development

• Gain an understanding of the relationships between tourism and the economic, social, cultural and physical environments

• Recognise the fragility of, and the need to preserve, the natural, built and cultural resources that tourism depends on

• Recognise and discuss global issues and problems due to unsustainable development practices

• The impact on Sri Lankan tourism of sea level rise and beach erosion.

• Mass tourism in the Costa del Sol.

• Global warming and the spread of disease (Malaria) into northern hemisphere tourist destinations.

• Impact of activity tourism in the Himalayan foothills.

• Cultural tourism and the impact on indigenous communities.

• Impact of climate change on winter sports tourism.

• 1500 – 2000 word essay• 5-10 minute presentation

– PowerPoint– Prezzi– Video documentary– Podcast

Kirsty-Anne Nicholson

Stevenson College Edinburgh

Any Questions?