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Sustainable Tourism for Small Island Developing States
Topic outline
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What you can expect
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The Course`s Storyline
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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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Before delving into the topic of sustainable tourism in small island developing states, it is essential to introduce the fundamental concepts of sustainable tourism. Understanding tourism's role in the global economy and its potential contributions to development goals is crucial for your further learning. Additionally, you will explore the drivers of sustainable tourism from consumer, business, and destination perspectives.
If you already have a good knowledge of tourism and sustainable tourism, you can skip this introduction and start with the first chapter about tourism impacts and challenges.
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In this video sustainable tourism expert Amanda Charles welcomes you and gives you an overview about what you are going to learn in this chapter. Click on the heading to start your learning process.
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Let us start with an overview abou the history of sustainable tourism. Just click on the heading to get to the interactive time line.
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Now that you know that sustainable tourism is on the international agenda since 1992, we would like to explain the concept of sustainable tourism in detail.
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In this training booklet we summarized all key information and concepts about sustainable tourism starting with a definition and the phenomenon of overtourism, then explaining consumer drivers for sustainable tourism and approaching the topic with two case studies. Finally we conclude by presenting the key actors for sustainable destination and tourism management.
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If you are still not entirely conviced that sustainability is important for development, click on the heading to get to a summary of 20 reasons why sustainability counts. Click on the little button behind every item to get some more information.
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Congratulations! You finished our introductory lesson about sustainable tourism. Click on the heading to get to know where to continue and where to find more information.
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