Geography of Tourism

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The contents to be taught will be implemented using theoretical and theoretical-practical classes, in order to stimulate the debate, the research of themes and problems in the geographic scope. Whenever important, case studies related to the syllabus will be analyzed, as well as the visualization of themed videos/ documentaries about aspects of global geography and the tourism activity in general.
Assessment is divided into two models: continuous assessment and final assessment. Regarding continuous assessment, there are one individual written test (45%) and the development of a group project (40%). Tasks performed in class will be also considered in the final mark (15%). Final assessment results from the mark of a written test (100%). As an alternative, students may choose to develop a group project (50%) and do the written test (50%).

– Understanding Geography as an increasingly important science in the world, where the inter-regional and inter-continental communication take a predominant place;
– Raising awareness of the need for developing skills that allow students to be able to state and contrast the different elements in the different places worldwide;
– Leading students to think geographically wise, according to the location of the different places, cities or countries;
– Raising awareness of the need to reflect on the general system of local/regional/national tourist resources;
– Drawing and recognizing the system of interrelations between Geography and Tourism since the geographic space determines the tourist space and its components;
– Revealing the different characteristics of the tourism phenomenon in various scales, such as the regional, the national and the continental;

1. Basic concepts on the Geography of Tourism
1.1 Geography and Tourism
1.2 The future geographies of travel and tourism
1.3 Tourism flows as spatial interaction
2. Tourism in Portugal
2.1 Spatial distribution of tourism in Portugal
2.2 Evolution of supply and demand distribution
3. The importance of Natural Factors in tourist location
3.1 Classification of world climate zones
3.2 The main climate elements and its influence on tourist activity
3.3 The impact of climate change on world tourism geography
4. The spatial distribution of the global tourism activity
4.1 General characteristics of the modern world, per country and continent
4.2 Domestic/ international tourism flows
4.3 Evolution of tourism flows and global development prospects
4.4 Main countries and major tourism destinations worldwide outbound tourism markets
4.5 Characterization of global tourism per region

• - Frequency - 45.0%
• - Attendance and Participation - 15.0%
• - Individual and/or Group Work - 40.0%

• - Exam - 50.0%
• - Individual and/or Group Work - 50.0%

• - Exam - 100.0%

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INE – Instituto Nacional de Estatística (2020). Estatísticas do Turismo 2019. Instituto Nacional de Estatística, I.P Lisboa.
HALL, C. M., & PAGE, S. J. (2002). The geography of tourism and recreation: environment, place and space (2nd ed.). London: Routledge.
NELSON, V. (2017). An Introduction to the Geography of Tourism. Uk: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
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UNWTO (2020). UNWTO Tourism Highlights. 2021 Edition.
WILLIAMS, S. (2009). Tourism Geography. A new synthesis (2nd ed.). London: Routledge.
WILLIAMS, S., & LEW, A. (2015). Tourism Geography – Critical understandings of place, space and experience. Routledge.