ENV279: Nature-Based Tourism

Nature-based tourism relies on the natural environment. The importance of ecology and ecological processes for maintaining the natural environment on which nature-based tourism depends is explored in detail. Planning frameworks for sustainable nature-based tourism, such as the Limits of Acceptable Change and the Tourism Optimisation Management Model, are explored and applied. This exploration is linked to gaining an appreciation of the impacts of nature-based tourism and how these can be managed. Interpretation is discussed as a key management element.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Contact Time	Lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 1 hour per week; practical work: 2 field trips each of a half-day duration.
Prerequisites	Nil. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Environmental Science
Unit Coordinator	Associate Professor Susan Moore Position: Associate Professor E-mail: S.Moore@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Science and Computing Room 3.022 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 6484
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Associate Professor Susan Moore Associate Professor (S.Moore@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 6484 Murdoch Campus Science and Computing Room 3.022 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)   MURDOCH S1: External (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)