Water Environments and Tourism

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

The assessment will be carried out on a regular basis. The theoretical lessons will be taught giving priority to the reflection and discussion of contents incurring in a logic of connection to the current reality, between the day-to-day and the tourist activity. In the operationalization of the practical classes, priority will be given to active methods, using practical exercises and case studies, among others. The aim is to enable students to be autonomous and to reflect on scientific research. As a complement, it is intended to include lectures with guest speakers and technical visits.

Learning Outcomes

- Understand the importance of the water element in the tourism activity;

- To know how coastal tourism has evolved both at an international and national level;

- Distinguish the different segments of tourism in aquatic environments;

- To analyse the structures and support services for tourism in aquatic environments;

- Identify Portugal's potential and opportunities for tourism development;

- Recognise the policies of the European Union and Portugal for the sea from the point of view of tourism;

- Understand the environmental, economic and social impacts of tourism on the coastal and water elements.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1.         The encounter between land and water;

1.1.      Geography of coastal tourism;

2.         Tourism in saltwater environments (maritime tourism):

2.1.      Nautical tourism;

2.1.1.    Cruise tourism;

2.1.2.    Yacht tourism;

2.2.      Tourism based on waves and wind energy;

2.2.1.    Sports and events;

2.3.      Marine tourism;

2.3.1.    Maritime-tourism activities

3.         Tourism in freshwater environments:

3.1.      River tourism;

3.2.      Lake tourism;

3.3.      Tourism in dams;

4.         The blue economy and the strategy for the sea;

5.         Blue Tourism;

5.1.      The impacts of tourism on coastal and maritime environments;

5.2.      The management and transition to sustainable coastal and maritime tourism;

5.3.      European Union and Portuguese policies and incentives for the sea through tourism.

Head Lecturer(s)

Luís Eduardo Ávila da Silveira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 10.0%
Research work: 40.0%
Frequency: 50.0%

Bibliography

Brito, M., Dias, A., & Patuleia, M. (2020). Managing, marketing, and maintaining maritime and coastal tourism. IGI Global.

Bull, A. (2019). Coastal and marine tourism. Routledge.

European Commission (2016). Assessment of the impact of business development improvements around nautical tourism. ICF, Deloitte, Marine South East, Sea Teach, IEEP.

Gossling, S., Michael Hall, C., & Scott, D. (2015). Tourism and water. Channel View Publications.

Jennings, G. (2007). Water-based tourism, sport, leisure, and recreation experiences. Butterworth-Heinemann.

Jones, A., & Phillips, M. (2018). Global climate change and coastal tourism: Recognizing problems, managing solutions and future expectations. Cabi Publishing.

Lukovich, T. (2013). Nautical tourism. Cabi Publishing.

Silveira, L. (2016). O turismo de iates – Estratégia de desenvolvimento para a Figueira da Foz. Univ. Coimbra.

Swarbrooke, J. (2020). The impact of tourism on the marine environment. Goodfellow PL.