Destination Planning & Management Engineering Program Spring 2019 Semester - London

The first part of this unit introduces students to the complex relationships among stakeholders, resources, institutional structures and development philosophies which help to determine the nature of physical tourism development and the supporting tourism policies. It analyses the principles and philosophies behind planning and the ways in which planning destinations can be approached. The second part considers concepts and techniques that may be applied to tourist destination in order to manage their ongoing growth and to avert the effects of decline. It identifies and applies a series of techniques to a variety of destination types and analyses the interests and roles played by a variety of stakeholders.