2023
Tourism and Cultural Territory
Name: Tourism and Cultural Territory
Code: SOC12121L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Tourism
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Provide the students with theoretical and practical tools for identification and definition of policies and
strategies related to tourism and cultural territories.
Specific objectives: Understanding the relationship between tourism and cultural areas; Analyze the
importance and the impacts of tourism in cultural areas; Provide methodological tools for the planning and
development of tourism in rural and urban cultural territories. Provide analytical models to assess the
tourism potential of a cultural territory. Enhance students' creativity and capacity of initiative for the
development of the suggested unit works. Understanding the relationship between spaces and tourist
places in diverse cultural areas; Analyze the importance of community participation in various cultural
tourist areas; Provide students with tools for creating tourism products in cultural territories.
strategies related to tourism and cultural territories.
Specific objectives: Understanding the relationship between tourism and cultural areas; Analyze the
importance and the impacts of tourism in cultural areas; Provide methodological tools for the planning and
development of tourism in rural and urban cultural territories. Provide analytical models to assess the
tourism potential of a cultural territory. Enhance students' creativity and capacity of initiative for the
development of the suggested unit works. Understanding the relationship between spaces and tourist
places in diverse cultural areas; Analyze the importance of community participation in various cultural
tourist areas; Provide students with tools for creating tourism products in cultural territories.
Contents
1-Tourism and Territory
1.1-Tourism and appropriation of territory
2- Tourism and Rural and Urban Cultural Territories
2.1 Impacts of tourism in Cultural Territories
2.2-Tourism, Cultural Territories and Sustainable Development
2.3 Case Studies
3-Typologies and Tourists Spaces models in Cultural Territories
3.1-Case Studies
4- Cultural Territories and Tourists Places
4.1 Tourist valorization and Image of Cultural Territories
4.2-Case Studies
5- Tourism Planning in Cultural Territories
5.1- Technics and Instruments
5.2- Stages of Planning
5.3 - Planning and Community Participation
5.4-Planning and Development of Cultural Tourism Products
6- Potential evaluation of Cultural Tourism in Territories
1.1-Tourism and appropriation of territory
2- Tourism and Rural and Urban Cultural Territories
2.1 Impacts of tourism in Cultural Territories
2.2-Tourism, Cultural Territories and Sustainable Development
2.3 Case Studies
3-Typologies and Tourists Spaces models in Cultural Territories
3.1-Case Studies
4- Cultural Territories and Tourists Places
4.1 Tourist valorization and Image of Cultural Territories
4.2-Case Studies
5- Tourism Planning in Cultural Territories
5.1- Technics and Instruments
5.2- Stages of Planning
5.3 - Planning and Community Participation
5.4-Planning and Development of Cultural Tourism Products
6- Potential evaluation of Cultural Tourism in Territories
Teaching Methods
Theoretical and practical lessons: direct transmission of essential knowledge, discussion-based sessions,
as well as reflection and practical classes concerning the unit contents. In the fieldwork, students will
develop a project in order to assess the tourism potential of a cultural territory and how this potential
should be planned and developed. The study visits will allow students to contact with different realities and
consolidate the knowledge acquired in the classroom. The individual support to the students is scheduled
at a fixed time or other time, which should be previously determined between teachers and students.
Beyond the classroom sessions, it will also be used to Moodle platform as a means of communication.
Normal Assessment Period (Continuous Assessment): Fieldwork 45%; Written test: 45% and 10%
participation; Normal Examination: Individual work 50% + Written test 50%; Second Assessment Period:
written exam 100%
as well as reflection and practical classes concerning the unit contents. In the fieldwork, students will
develop a project in order to assess the tourism potential of a cultural territory and how this potential
should be planned and developed. The study visits will allow students to contact with different realities and
consolidate the knowledge acquired in the classroom. The individual support to the students is scheduled
at a fixed time or other time, which should be previously determined between teachers and students.
Beyond the classroom sessions, it will also be used to Moodle platform as a means of communication.
Normal Assessment Period (Continuous Assessment): Fieldwork 45%; Written test: 45% and 10%
participation; Normal Examination: Individual work 50% + Written test 50%; Second Assessment Period:
written exam 100%
Teaching Staff
- Áurea Lucília de Oliveira Rodrigues [responsible]
