Course GTR2UM

Nature Based Tourism

7.5 Credits
First Cycle
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Starts week 14, 2025

The course will provide the student with multidisciplinary perspective of sustainable design, management, monitoring and marketing of nature-based tourism practices and experiences. The course critically assesses the idea and meaning of nature and the wilderness throughout history to understand how nature is socially constructed and valued as a resource in tourism today. Students will discuss and reflect on future scenarios and trends of nature-based tourism and the future value of nature for tourism businesses and communities. Different definitions and typologies of nature-based tourism are examined comprehensively in Nordic and Global contexts through the use of case studies.

Starts and ends:
week 14, 2025 - week 23, 2025
Study Rate:
50%
Location:
Borlänge
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Normal
Language:
English
Other:
Only for Exchange Students (Erasmus)
Entry Qualifications :
  • 30 credits Tourism Studies
Application Code:
HDA-V3KX3
Main field of study:
Literature List

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