TOUR-237 - Sustainable Tourism

Minimum Credits: 3 Length: 45 hours Prerequisites: A minimum grade of C- (55%) in ENGL 100 or COMC 101; and in TOUR 111 Delivery Method: On-campus, Online Cost: $358.14 Course Outline: https://sps.cotr.bc.ca/Outlines/Course Outlines/TOUR237.pdf

This course examines the relationship between tourism and the economy, the environment and society. It introduces the concept of sustainable tourism including tourism impacts, community-based tourism, triple bottom line, resilience, stewardship and strategies to maximize the benefits and minimize the impacts to ecosystems, communities and visitors.