Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Lecture
Seminar

Module Offerings

5506LBSLC-JAN-PAR

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

Assessments

Presentation
Report