Course Code
TOR408
Course Credit
3
The aim of this course is to explore the concepts and issues related to the subject including the foundations of ecotourism, policies, economics, marketing and management of ecotourism, the social and ecological impacts of tourism, ecotourism development and the role and ethics of ecotourism. Ecotourism, an alternative tourism, has forced developers and decision-makers to re-evaluate the role that tourism plays within the destination, from the perspective of the industry, local people, tourists and other competing and complimentary industries.