Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Liverpool Business School
Learning Methods
Lecture
Module Offerings
5007LBSITM-JAN-MTP
Aims
To develop students' understanding of responsibility and sustainability in tourism, particularly focusing on tourism planning processes with regard to tourist destinations and organisations.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Analyse the concepts of responsibility and sustainability in tourism.
2.
Apply an understanding of economic, social-cultural environmental issues impacting a destination.
3.
Devise requirements for a sustainable tourism strategy.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
Concepts of sustainability and responsibility,
Historical development of relevant concepts,
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
Stakeholders in the tourism planning process
Relationship between tourism and host communities,
Tourism policy and planning systems,
Sustainability within organisations – the triple bottom line (TBL) & environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG)
Certification in sustainability
Economic, socio-cultural and environmental sustainability in destinations and organisations
Concepts of sustainability and responsibility,
Historical development of relevant concepts,
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
Stakeholders in the tourism planning process
Relationship between tourism and host communities,
Tourism policy and planning systems,
Sustainability within organisations – the triple bottom line (TBL) & environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG)
Certification in sustainability
Economic, socio-cultural and environmental sustainability in destinations and organisations
Module Overview:
To develop students' understanding of responsibility and sustainability in tourism, particularly focusing on tourism planning processes regarding tourist destinations and organisations.
To develop students' understanding of responsibility and sustainability in tourism, particularly focusing on tourism planning processes regarding tourist destinations and organisations.