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GIS in Tourism and Recreational Planning

GISN23

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The course is given online and can only be taken as part of the iGEON master programme.

Course content

In this course you will explore theoretical and practical concepts of sustainable tourism planning in natural areas and how GIS may facilitate the planning and management of tourism.

We explore:

  • A simplified Tourism Decision Support System (TDSS) and how such a system can be linked to a GIS.
  • Theories, concepts and conflicts regarding sustainable tourism in relation to natural area ecology.
  • Spatial sensitivity analysis based on a natural area’s physical and biological properties with respect to ecological sensitivity.
  • Visualization and analysis of tourism impact.

Teaching methods

This course contains practical exercises using GIS as well as theoretical exercises and based on course literature and/or scientific articles.

 

Course coordinator

Micael Runnström

Course facts

Level: Advanced
Credits: 7.5 ECTS
Period: Spring
Language of instruction: English
Prerequisites: General admission requirements and 90 ECTS, including 30 ECTS in GIS, equivalent to GISA21 and GISA22
Technical prerequisites: PC with Windows 7 or better; Internet connection

Course syllabus (pdf, 221 kb, new window)
Reading list (pdf, 71 kb, new window)

For current students

Virtual classroom

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