ECONOMIC AND TOURISM GEOGRAPHY

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2017/2018

Type of Course:

Related/Supplementary

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in TOURISM ECONOMICS AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT

Location:

OLBIA

Disciplinary Sector:

Economic and Political Geography

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

BATTINO Silvia

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

none

AF code:

40000514

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

oral exam

Teaching period

Second trimester

Objectives

Learning outcomes of the course unit:The course is aimed at providing students with the basic knowledge of economic geography with particular reference to tourism. Geography appears as a privileged discipline to study spatial phenomena. Main economical geographical theories will be presented, with topics including population and the effect of economic phenomena over the environment. The attention will be also directed towards the spatial changes determined by the different human activities, these including tourism.

Contents

Course contents:Geographical space, economical space, the geographical region, the natural environment and the economy, population, the organization of space: agriculture, industry, services, communication.
Globalization, urban systems, tourism: directions and regions, geographical factors of tourism locations, diversity of tourism spaces and their kinds, problems and organizational choices of tourism spaces, applications of tourism statistics, paradigms and models.

Recommended Bibliography

Recommended or required reading and course materials:

MORELLI Paola, Geografia Economica, The Mc Graw Hill, Milano, 2010 (Capitoli: 1, 2, 4, 5,7, 9).

BAGNOLI Lorenzo, Manuale di geografia del turismo. Dal Grand Tour ai Sistemi turistici, UTET, 2014 (terza edizione).

INNOCENTI Piero, Geografia del turismo, Roma, Carocci, ultima edizione (Capitolo 7).

BATTINO Silvia, Turismo sostenibile in Gallura: prospettiva vincente o modello turistico illusorio? I principali caratteri distintivi del cuore turistico della Sardegna, Bologna, Patron editore, 2014 (paragrafi 4.1: l’impatto del turismo sull’ambiente; 4.4: sostenibilità e turismo).

Papers and handouts will be made available by the professor in class.

Teaching Methods

Teaching methods:Study of specific case studies through seminars.

Other courses

Course year: 1

ENGLISH FOR TOURISM
9 credits
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
9 credits - Base
GENERAL MATHEMATICS
9 credits - Base
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS
9 credits - Base
PRIVATE LAW
9 credits - Base
STATISTICS
9 credits - Caratterizzante
ECONOMIC AND TOURISM GEOGRAPHY
6 credits - Affine/Integrativa
COMPARATIVE LAW AND ECONOMICS
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
DESTINATION MANAGEMENT
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
ECONOMIC POLICY
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
ENGLISH FOR ECONOMICS
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
GERMAN LANGUAGE
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
MARITIME AND AIR LAW
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
STRATEGIC MARKETING FOR TOURISM
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
TAX LAW
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
TOURISM AND SARDINIA'S LANDSCAPE
6 credits - A scelta dello studente
TOURISM POLICY
6 credits - A scelta dello studente

Course year: 2

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND TOURISM MARKETING
9 credits - Caratterizzante
COMMERCIAL LAW
9 credits - Caratterizzante
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
9 credits - Caratterizzante
FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS
6 credits - Caratterizzante
TOURISM ECONOMICS
9 credits - Caratterizzante
TOURISM LAW
9 credits - Caratterizzante
ANALYSIS OF TOURIST FLOWS
9 credits - Affine/Integrativa

Course year: 3

BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
9 credits - Caratterizzante
FINANCE OF TOURIST ENTERPRISES
6 credits - Caratterizzante
PLANNING AND CONTROL OF TOURIST COMPANIES
9 credits - Caratterizzante
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
6 credits - Caratterizzante
TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
9 credits - Affine/Integrativa
FINAL TEST
3 credits - Lingua/Prova Finale

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