_______________________________________________________________ Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território ▪ Edifício IGOT – R. Branca Edmée Marques 1600-276 LISBOA ▪ tel.: 21 044 3000

Academic Year: 2015/2016 Course: Structural Analysis of Tourism Coordinator: Vitor Ambrósio Teaching Staff: Vitor Ambrósio ECTS: 6 Weekly Hours: 2h Typology: TP - theoretical & practical

Contents 1. Origins: Mobility, Travel and Tourism 2. History of Tourism in Portugal 3. Tourism Definitions 4. The tourism’s supply elements 5. Tourism products and its demand 6. Tourism and Development  

Objectives and skills Structural Analysis of Tourism is an initiation course to the tourism phenomenon designed for those masters who have a bachelor degree in a diverse scientific area. The complexity of the tourism phenomenon, its origins and development processes, its multifaceted nature and multipurpose, reflected in the diversity of the tourism types, tourist destinations and tourist experiences, will be worked having in mind the perspective and the concepts of various sciences that are devoted to this subject. Also the perspective of other stakeholders in the tourism process as the ones from the industry and the ones from the public will be considered. The unit is predominantly organized on a model of practical classes that seek to foster debate and reflection having in mind the multiple tourism issues, their definitions and problematic.

References Cooper, C., Fyall, J., Fletcher, A., Gilbert, D. & Wanhill, S. (2008). Tourism: Principles & Practices (2nd ed.). London: Pitman. Cunha, L. (2007). Introdução ao Turismo (2.ª ed.). Lisboa: Ed. Verbo. Fletcher, J., Fyall, A., Gilbert, G. & Wanhill, S. (2013). Tourism, Principles and Practice (5th ed.). London: Person Education. Gouldner, C. & Ritchie, J. (2011). Tourism: Principals, Practices and Philosophies (12th ed.). USA: Ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Pina, P. (1988). Portugal – O Turismo no Século XX. Lisboa: Lucidus Publicações.  

Knowledge evaluation methods and their partial grades • Written Test – to be held at the end of the semester, 40 % of the final grade. • Comparative critical analysis of two of three texts to be provided by the Professor. It will take

place in the classroom in the middle of the semester, 30% of the final grade. • Group presentation and discussion of case studies provided by the Professor. It will take

place in the classroom at the end of the semester, 30% of the final grade.