2024

Tourism and Transports

Name: Tourism and Transports
Code: SOC13856L
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area: Tourism

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Presentation

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Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

At the end of the course the student must:
• Understand the relationship between transport and tourism;
• To know the main concepts in the field of transport geography, namely, spatial differentiation, accessibility, transport network measures and intermodally;
• Identify and characterize the different modes of transport and their relevance in the development of tourism activity;
• Identify future transport trends and anticipate impacts on the tourism industry.

Contents

1.Transport and tourism
a) Introduction
b) Relations between transport and tourism
2. Transport and geography
3. The modes of transport:
a) Land Transport: road, train and other land transport
b) Air Transport: civil aviation and other means of air transport
c) Water transport: River cruises, sea cruises other means of water transport
4. The future of transport and its possible impacts on tourism
5. Analysis of case studies

Teaching Methods

Teaching Methodologies:
• Expository method supported by Powerpoint projection;
• Case studies
• Lectures with guest speakers
• Field trips
• Document analysis
• Autonomous learning through a group research project

Evaluation:
Continuous assessment consists of the following assessment elements:
• 1 mid-term written exam (60%)
• Practical work (40%)

Assessment by exam:
• Written test (100%)

Teaching Staff

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