BITM-580 P440-0095 itm3 4 SU 5 5 yes German/English/French/Spanish Project (can be repeated anually) DFBTO504 International Tourism Management 5 mandatory course DFITM-505 International Tourism Management 5 mandatory course BITM-580 International Tourism-Management 5 mandatory course BITM-580 International Tourism-Management 5 mandatory course BITM-580 International Tourism-Management 5 mandatory course 60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.The total student study time is 150 hours (equivalent to 5 ECTS credits).There are therefore 105 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation. Prof. Dr. Achim Schröder asc Prof. Dr. Achim Schröder asc After successfully completing this module students will: - be able to explain the importance of spatial differences in nature, economy and culture as the driving force of tourism and take them into account within the framework of management strategies, - be able to identify spatial infrastructure and location factors, as well as to critically analyze their potential for tourism evaluation, - be able to illustrate the (regional-) economic effects of tourism and its importance for regional economic development and relate them to ecological and socio-cultural effects, - be able to apply their knowledge and basic methods of physical geography, as well as economic, cultural and tourism geography to their own projects, to document their results and present them to the group (and, if necessary, to external parties). Geographical issues Space and tourism Principles of physical geography: - Processes and structures of the Earth"s crust - Atmospheric events - Vegetation and climate zones - Landcscapes Principles of human geography: - Urban geography - Cultural geography Methods in geography - Seminaristic lecture - Case studies - Discussions with students - Becker, Chr.; Hopfinger, H.; Steinecke, A. (Hrsg.): Geographie der Freizeit und des Tourismus. Bilanz und Ausblick, 3. Auflage, Oldenbourg, München, Wien, 2007. - Benckendorff, P. Lund-Durlacher, D. (Eds.) International Cases In Sustainable Travel & Tourism. Goodfellow Publishers: Oxford, latest edition. - Boniface; Cooper: Worldwide Destinations: The Geography of Travel and Tourism, latest edition. - Boniface; Cooper: Worldwide Destinations Casebook: The Geography of Travel and Tourism, latest edition. - Hall, C. M.; Page, S.: The Geography of Tourism and Recreation. Environment, Place and Space, Routledge, London, latest edition. - Institut für Länderkunde (Hrsg.) Nationalatlas Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Verschiedene Bände, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg, Berlin, versch. Jahrgänge - Kagermeier, A.: Tourismusgeographie. UVK Lucius, Konstanz, latest edition. - Page, Connell: Tourism. A Modern Synthesis, latest edition. - Schmude, J.: Tourismusgeographie, WBG, Darmstadt, latest edition. - Steinecke, A.: Internationaler Tourismus, UVK Lucius, latest edition. - Steinecke, A.: Tourismus. (Das Geographische Seminar) Braunschweig, latest edition. - Strahler A. H.; Strahler, A. N.: Physische Geographie, Verlag Eugen Ulmer, UTB, latest edition. Fri Jul 10 12:58:46 CEST 2026, CKEY=iwkut, BKEY=itm3, CID=[?], LANGUAGE=en, DATE=10.07.2026