Design the Eco-Friendly Tourism Destination
Dr. Sidhi Bayu Turker and Dr. Ir. Yulyani Arifin,S.Kom., MM.
Introduction
You are a part of a global effort to increase access to education and empower students through “open pedagogy.” Open pedagogy is a “free access” educational practice that places you – the student – at the center of your own learning process in a more engaging, collaborative learning environment. The ultimate purpose of this effort is to achieve greater social justice in our community in which the work can be freely shared with the broader community. This is a renewable assignment that is designed to enable you to become an agent of change in your community through the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For this work, you will integrate the disciplines of Tourism Planning and Hospitality; Software Engineering to achieve SDG #15: Life and Land. Target 15.1: By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements
Learning Objectives
The students will be able to:
- Understand the principles of eco-friendly tourism
- Analyze the impact of tourism on biodiversity and ecosystems
- Design sustainable tourism solutions that protect biodiversity
- Evaluate the effectiveness of eco-friendly tourism strategies
Purpose/Rationale
This assignment is designed to help students understand the importance of biodiversity and ecosystem protection in the context of sustainable tourism development.
Instructions
- Identify the problems in a chosen tourism destination related to biodiversity and ecosystem protection.
- Analyze the current tourism practices and their impact on the local environment.
- Design eco-friendly tourism solutions that address the identified problems.
- Create a proposal for implementing the designed solutions.
- Present your findings and proposed solutions to the class.
Format Requirements
This assignment can be done in the form of:
- A comprehensive report (3000-4000 words)
- A detailed presentation (20-25 slides with speaker notes)
- A video documentary (15-20 minutes)
Attribution
