Tourism geography

A.A. 2025/2026
CFU 3
Ore 18

Filippo Pistocchi / Professore di ruolo - II fascia (GEOG-01/A)

Dipartimento di Scienze della Formazione, dei Beni Culturali e del Turismo

Prerequisiti

Observation and listening skills. Availability and use of an atlas and a PC.

Obiettivi del corso

The course aims to provide Tourism Geography's basic concepts, and to use them as keys for properly starting International Tourism and Destination Management master degree.

Programma del corso

Geography and Tourism
Basic concepts of Geography and Tourism
Overview of Tourism Products
The Historical Geography of Tourism
The Transport Geography of Tourism
The Physical Geography of Tourism
The Human Geography of Tourism

Testi (A)dottati, (C)onsigliati

(A) Nelson V., An Introduction to the Geography of Tourism (third edition), Rowman & Littlefield, Lanhan, Maryland, 2021 [chapters 1-7]

Further information / additional materials

Any additional materials will be provided and uploaded in the professor's personal web page.

Metodi didattici

- Recorded lectures
- Presentations
- Suggested readings

Modalità di valutazione

Oral Exam. The evaluation will be based on the correctness and the completeness of the informations, knowledge, mastery of the specific geography language.

Lingue, oltre all'italiano, che possono essere utilizzate per l'attività didattica

English

Lingue, oltre all'italiano, che si intende utilizzare per la valutazione

English