TOUR 455

Adventure tourism can be a vehicle for community economic development. Globally, we see cases where adventure tourism has contributed to solving a wide range of issues including: environmental conservation, employment, poverty, self-governance and human rights. This course will explore the role of community, industry partners, public sector, Indigenous partnerships and non-governmental stakeholders in the planning and development of adventure tourism as part of local community development. This course will investigate the nature of adventure tourism taking a case study approach in examining several communities engaged in adventure tourism and the tourism development models being employed in those communities. Section information text: <strong>Course Description: </strong>Adventure tourism can be a vehicle for community economic development. Globally, we see cases where adventure tourism has contributed to solving a wide range of issues including: environmental conservation, employment, poverty, self-governance and human rights. This course will explore the role of community, industry partners, public sector, Indigenous partnerships and non-governmental stakeholders in the planning and development of adventure tourism as part of local community development. This course will investigate the nature of adventure tourism taking a case study approach in examining several communities engaged in adventure tourism and the tourism development models being employed in those communities.<br/><strong>Note: </strong>TOUR 455 is an approved Self and Society course for Cap Core requirements.<br/><strong>Reg Notes: </strong> Restricted to students in the Global Leadership in Sustainable Tourism Post Baccalaureate diploma<br/><strong>