School Of Social Sciences And PsychologyHeritage and TourismWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101599.3
Discipline: SOCIETY AND CULTURE NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Incompatible Units
300453 Cultural Heritage and Tourism, 101280 Cultural Heritage and Tourism
About this Unit
This unit examines the relationship between heritage (both cultural and natural) resources and tourism. It firstly provides an introduction to contemporary issues in heritage and tourism management. Secondly, it investigates the phenomenon of heritage and tourism – its nature, the market, visitors, the issues in planning and management – in the context of sustainable tourism praxis in Australia (and globally) as well as in the context of local communities.