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Sustainable Tourism & Stakeholder Networking for SIDS
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What you can expect
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Small Island Developing States (SIDS) grapple with sustainable development challenges and fragile ecosystems impacted by tourism risks. Their size and geography hinder tourism competitiveness, urging the need for effective policies.
This course encourages exploring sustainable tourism policies, fostering critical analysis of current systems. Practical examples showcase how strategic policy-making can enhance SIDS' tourism prospects.
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Dear Learner,
Welcome to our online course "Sustainable Tourism and Stakeholder Networking for SIDS". This course lets you explore and assess the opportunities that sustainable tourism measures offer for Small Island Developing States (SIDS). This course will help you to think carefully and critically about current tourism regimes and tourism policies. It illustrates through practical examples how policy-making can improve tourism standards in the main SIDS regions. Join us in this online learning experience!Why is this topic important?
SIDS still face numerous challenges with regard to sustainable development and sustainable livelihoods for their current population as well as future generationsAs one of the fastest growing sectors in the world, in recent years tourism has become one of the key economic factors for many SIDS. However, tourism is associated with various risks for their fragile ecosystems. In addition, the size and geographical situation of many SIDS confronts them with vulnerabilities that limit their competitiveness in the tourism industry. In light og these challenges, there is a need for well-formulated policies, regulations and standards in the tourism sector. Here, policy-makers play a key role in fostering the transition towards sustainable tourism.Our online course “Sustainable Tourism and Stakeholder Networking for SIDS Policy Makers” seeks to inspire you to explore and assess the opportunities that sustainable tourism policies offer for SIDS.This course will help you to think carefully and critically about current tourism systems and policies. It illustrates through practical examples how policy-making and the implementation of appropriate measures may greatly improve tourism in SIDS.Who can take this course?
Although everyone is welcome to join, this course has been designed for a specific audience: Policy makers on strategic and operative levels who seek to better grasp the interdisciplinarity of the topic, who want to gain further insights on existing policy frameworks, appropriate technologies and best practices from islands.
The course is also suitable for „public officials of tomorrow”, i.e. master students from related disciplines (e.g. policy or development economics), as well as NGOs working in the tourism sector. They are provided with hands-on knowledge on strategies and the evaluation of sustainable tourism concepts which can, for example, be useful for an applied master’s thesis, or a distinctive sustainable tourism project.
This online course...
- offers an interdisciplinary perspective on sustainable tourism as well as related policies, regulations and standards found in Small Island Developing States
- introduces you to a broad spectrum of tourism- but also policy-related topics, for example sustainable tourism strategies and measures... as well as policies, initiatives and programs
- seeks to inspire you self-develop a small solution for promoting sustainable tourism in SIDS
This interdisciplinary course has an active duration of 7 weeks.
You will learn…
- to distinguish basic concepts and technical terms in the sustainable tourism discourse
- to challenge tourism conditions in a given SIDS
- to differentiate between different policy approaches and implementation strategies to increase sustainable tourism measures in SIDS
- how to identify, critically assess and evaluate tourism regimes in SIDS, building on examples from previous learned material
To practically make use of your newly gained knowledge and skills, you will – piece by piece throughout the course – improve your analytical skills to critically evaluate a given sustainable tourism concept for a small island.
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Welcome Video:
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The Course`s Storyline
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In this first part you will:
- comprehend the concepts of sustainable tourism and its history
- understand tourism's role in the global economy and potential contributions to development goals
- describe drivers of sustainable tourism from consumer, business and destination points of view
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The History of Sustainable Tourism
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Introduction to Sustainable Tourism- Training Booklet
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Expert Video
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20 Reasons Sustainability Counts for Development
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Further Resources
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In this learning week, you:
- will be introduced to tourism impacts deepened in the impact of
- socio-cultural impacts
- environmental impacts
- economic impacts
- will learn to identify the threats that tourism poses to destinations and businesses
- will learn to describe sustainable tourism development challenges affecting SIDS
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Welcome Video
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Tourism Impacts and Challenges
Interview with Lucille Lewis - Week 01
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Module Handbook Week 1
Tourism Impacts and Challenges
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Expert Videos
Tourism Impacts and Challenges by Vashti Ramsey-Casimir
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Sustainable Tourism in the Quirimbas Archipelago, Mozambique by Robin Mason
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Socio-Cultural Impacts of Tourism
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Exercise Week 1
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- will be introduced to tourism impacts deepened in the impact of
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Welcome to this second week of our online course. In this module "Sustainable Destination Management" you will learn to:
- describe destination management
- articulate long-term goals for tourism development, and track progress toward their achievement
- identify and employ strategies and tools to manage destinations more sustainably
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Welcome Video
For the second week of the course Sara Currie, one of our experts and course tutors, gives you a warm welcome in this short video with a short wrap up of this week's content.
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Module Handbook Week 2
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Expert Videos
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Exercise Week 2
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Welcome to this third week. In this module "Sustainable Tourism Standards" you will learn about:
- identify and understand sustainable tourism standards as well as the different tiers of certification
- understand the role of quality assurance in tourism
- describe the global sustainable tourism council
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Welcome Video
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Module Handbook Week 3
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Expert Video
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Exercise Week 3
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Welcome to this fourth week. In this module "Stakeholders, Key Actors in Sustainable Tourism & Partnership Establishment" you will learn to:
- articulate the importance of stakeholder collaboration
- describe a Destination Management Organization's role, types and challenges
- create a marketing SWOT analysis
- build a destination brand
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Welcome Video
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Module Handbook Week 4
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Expert Videos
A stakeholder-led destination brand: Case Study of Timor-Leste by Sara Currie
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South Pacific Tourism Organization by Ilisapeci Matatolu
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Exercise Week 4
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Welcome to this fifth module "Funding opportunities and Project Development".
You will learn to:
- understand the funding process
- write a Problem Statement and use various tools to define projects
- successfully find project funding
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Welcome Video
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Module Handbook Week 5
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Expert Video
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Exercise Week 5
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Further Resources
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Welcome to this sixth and last active module. In this module "Impact Monitoring & Peer Review" you will learn to:
- describe the importance of impact monitoring at the destination level
- monitor and track progress on sustainable tourism
- employ monitoring recommendations
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Welcome Video
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Module Handbook Week 6
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Expert Videos
Sustainable Tourism Indicators
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Environmental Monitoring
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Sustainable Tourism - Interview Lucille Lewis - Week 06
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Further Resources
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