Knowledge

The student...

has knowledge of the importance of taking care of natural and cultural resources
has knowledge of sustainable development and sustainable tourism
has insight into holistic and global contexts of tourism, experiences and society
has insight into the development of consumption of these resources in a way that threatens sustainable development; economically, ecologically and socially
has knowledge of the consequences of travel and tourism locally and globally
knows the importance and role of tourism in society from an actor oriented perspective
can explain the role of tourism grounded in the relation between hosts and guests, or locals and tourists
knows actual cases of non sustainable tourism, together with examples of sustainable tourism
knows the principles of eco-tourism

Skills

The student...

is able to plan in such a way that the comsumption of tourism services and experiences is not threatning to a sustainable development; economically, environmentally and socially, as a tourist, as a business and as other actual actors in tourism
is able to plan, develop, administer and do marketing within these areas of business, in order to avoid unwanted consequences of tourism
can do day to day work and business in a sustainable way, and make decisions based on sustainable principles
is capable of analyzing tourisms role and importance in society from an actor oriented perspective based on the relations between tourists and locals

General competence

The student...

has a theoretical basis in social studies
has gained insight into the total relations between tourism, experiences and society
has developed a global and holistic understanding of culture and nature as basic resources for the tourism and experience economies
is able to understand the importance of maintaining high quality products and harmonious relations between product, destination and environment in a business perspective, in both the short and long term

Subject description BKR1100

Sustainable Tourism