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Overview
Join this Sustainable Tourism - Society and Environmental Aspects course at Wageningen University and Research - WageningenX, part of this Professional Certificate Tourism in Transition: Exploring a Sustainable Future.
You'll be exposed to a variety of insights throughout the course. These include tourism's historical background and a variety of social science approaches will be looked at, with a special focus on the human geography of tourism. You will be exposed to the negative impacts on natural resources, the cultural heritage of host communities and climate change related issues, such as carbon emissions. Which role can sustainable tourism development play to address both the tourism associated economic benefits as well as the collateral costs for key stakeholders?
What you'll learn
- How to view tourism as a complex social and environmental phenomenon
- An overview of global tourism development in its historical context
- Ways to distinguish differences in the social study of tourism
- How to conceive of the sheer size and systemic development of tourism
- To analyse mutual relationships between tourism and its environment
Programme Structure
Courses include:- History of global tourism development
- Scientific approaches and systemic observations
- Key theories and global flows
- Environmental impacts of tourism
- Synthesis and looking forward
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 42 days
- 5 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced
Campus Location
- Portland, United States
Disciplines
Sustainable Development Tourism & Leisure View 10 other Short Courses in Tourism & Leisure in United StatesWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
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Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents249 USD / full≈ 249 USD / full - Out-of-State249 USD / full≈ 249 USD / full
Additional Details
- Unlimited access to self-paced, in-demand courses and professional certificates
- $249 for certificate
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