GEOGRAPHY OF TOURISM (Practical)

Paper Code: 
24DGEO706
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course offers a critical overview of the field of tourism geography, paying specific attention to the broad dimensions of how places develop into tourist destinations.

Course Outcomes: 
CO106: Identify the relation between geography and tourism.
C0107: Evaluate the relation of globalization and tourism and types of tourism.
CO108: Acknowledge case study on chosen tourist site to analyze the impact of tourism and get acquainted with report writing.
CO109: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.
20.00
  • Definition, nature and scope
  • Relation between geography and tourism,
  • Factors affecting tourism,
20.00
  • Globalization and tourism,
  • Tourism development in India.
  • Eco tourism, Geo tourism, Geo Park, Geo heritage and other types of futuristictourism.
20.00
Unit III: 
Case Study
 Analysis of tourism impacts and report writing including –
  • Infrastructure and support system for tourism
  • Economic, social, physical and cultural impacts of tourism
  • Evaluation of tourism potential
Essential Readings: 
  1. Kaul, R. K. (1985): Dynamics of Tourism and Recreation, Inter India, New Delhi.
  2. Pearce, D. (1987): Tourism Today: A Geographical Analysis, Longman Scientific and Technical, New York.
  3. Smith, L. J. S. (2010): Practical Tourism Research, CABI, Wallinford.
  4. Robinson, H. (1996): A Geography of Tourism, Macdonald and Evans, London Das, M. (1999)
  5. Das, M. (1999) India: A Tourist Paradise, Sterling Publishers, New Delhi.
Academic Year: 
2024-2025