2025
Heritage and Tourism in São Tomé e Príncipe
Name: Heritage and Tourism in São Tomé e Príncipe
Code: PAO13423O
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Culture
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Identify several types of heritage: natural, material and immaterial
Understand the legislative framework and institutions accountable for nature conservation, heritage and tourism, prospecting interconnecting areas
Identify the major challenges to heritage conservation
Understand global strategies geared to conservation issues and reflect on its possible integration into conservation practices in São Tomé and Príncipe
Create good practice manuals related to the proposed case studies, including ways of disseminating them (media, schools, training actions, etc.)
Understand the legislative framework and institutions accountable for nature conservation, heritage and tourism, prospecting interconnecting areas
Identify the major challenges to heritage conservation
Understand global strategies geared to conservation issues and reflect on its possible integration into conservation practices in São Tomé and Príncipe
Create good practice manuals related to the proposed case studies, including ways of disseminating them (media, schools, training actions, etc.)
Contents
1. Conservation
1.1. Biodiversity: endemic & native species; Conservation: current state, evolution and future prospects; STP Natural Parks
1.2. Legislative framework, education and activism: principles and practices
1.3. Conservation and Heritage - connection, evolution and sustainability
2. Heritage
2.1. Material and immaterial; classified and unclassified; natural and historic; preservation and sustainability; evolution, actuality and legislation
2.2. Heritage resources and cultural events
2.3. Heritage and Tourism - connection, evolution and sustainability
3. Tourism
3.1. Main axes of the 2018 National Strategy: sun and sea, culture and heritage, nature; resources and stakeholders; training and professionalism; inclusion and employment; communication; preservation, evolution and actuality
3.2. Tourism as a driver for sustainable growth
3.3. Tourism and Conservation - connection, evolution and sustainability
4. Cross-Sectional Case Studies
Biodiversity; Plantations; beaches, etc.
1.1. Biodiversity: endemic & native species; Conservation: current state, evolution and future prospects; STP Natural Parks
1.2. Legislative framework, education and activism: principles and practices
1.3. Conservation and Heritage - connection, evolution and sustainability
2. Heritage
2.1. Material and immaterial; classified and unclassified; natural and historic; preservation and sustainability; evolution, actuality and legislation
2.2. Heritage resources and cultural events
2.3. Heritage and Tourism - connection, evolution and sustainability
3. Tourism
3.1. Main axes of the 2018 National Strategy: sun and sea, culture and heritage, nature; resources and stakeholders; training and professionalism; inclusion and employment; communication; preservation, evolution and actuality
3.2. Tourism as a driver for sustainable growth
3.3. Tourism and Conservation - connection, evolution and sustainability
4. Cross-Sectional Case Studies
Biodiversity; Plantations; beaches, etc.
Teaching Methods
Classes will be predominantly face-to-face, theoretical-practical, complemented by activities in Moodle
The summaries, program and bibliography will be made available on SIIUE and on the university's e-learning platform
At the beginning of the year, the teachers of the discipline will indicate two hours per week dedicated to tutorial work, in order to accompany the students, clarify doubts and give bibliographical suggestions for carrying out the scheduled work, students may also use their e-mail.
Continuous evaluation:
Group/individual work - 30%
Frequency / exam - 60%
Attendance - 10%
Final evaluation:
Exam - 90%
Attendance - 10%
The summaries, program and bibliography will be made available on SIIUE and on the university's e-learning platform
At the beginning of the year, the teachers of the discipline will indicate two hours per week dedicated to tutorial work, in order to accompany the students, clarify doubts and give bibliographical suggestions for carrying out the scheduled work, students may also use their e-mail.
Continuous evaluation:
Group/individual work - 30%
Frequency / exam - 60%
Attendance - 10%
Final evaluation:
Exam - 90%
Attendance - 10%
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