GEAR343 Leisure, Recreation and Tourism
Updated: 22 November 2006| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level B - Internet access required | |||||||||
| Intensive School(s) | None | |||||||||
| Supervised Exam | November | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | 12 cp at 100 level | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | GEAR 443; GEPL 243, 343 | |||||||||
| Notes | None | |||||||||
| Combined Units |
GEAR443 - Leisure, Recreation and Tourism |
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| Coordinator(s) | Jim Walmsley (dwalmsle@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
The unit provides understanding of the changing nature of leisure, recreation and tourism in both advanced economies and developing nations, paying particular attention to the environmental, social, cultural and economic costs and benefits of leisure, recreation and tourism. The problems of planning effectively for leisure, recreation and tourism are explored in relation to rural and regional development, ecotourism, cultural tourism and heritage tourism. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |