Topic: Alternative Tourism as Sustainable tourism

Order Description

Ecotourism was an early form of Alternative Tourism(Weaver, 2006) however it appears to be changing to a form of Mass Tourism. Discuss this change and outline the directions being taken by the tourism industry to maintain Eco tourism as Sustainable tourism. Use current examples, with reference articles, to develop and support your argument

2. Essay 2000 words, 30%

Essay question:

Ecotourism was an early form of Alternative Tourism (Weaver, 2006) however it appear
to be changing to a form of Mass Tourism. Discuss this change and outline the directio
being taken by the tourism industry to maintain Ecotourism as Sustainable Tourism. Us
current examples, with reference articles, to develop and support your argument.

You are also required to use the appropriate format for university essays (see guides for
essay writing). Your essay must include:

0 An introduction, which introduces the topic, states the argument of the
essay and states what points the essay will cover. (ie outlines the main
points).
a body, which presents the main points of the essay (and builds the
sustained argument)
a conclusion, which restates the main argument.
ln-text referencing and a reference list (see citation guides on Murdoch
University library website).

In this essay, you are required to present in the 3rd person (i.e. not I, me, you, we, our
etc.). You are also required to utilise suitable literature (refer Table 1 in this Unit Guide,
Guide to Grades).

Your ‘knowledge base’ – the way you have explored and highlighted your understanding
the academic, peer reviewed tourism literature – will be key assessment criteria for this
essay. Your own thoughts, ideas and opinions are extremely valuable and are not grad
for the assignment. The evidence of your tertiary learning experience in TOU201
Sustainable Tourism is what is graded. For this assignment you must use academic, p
reviewed journal articles and books for references. Web sites should only be used to
highlight the industry application/understanding of sustainable tourism.

You should not expect to pass any assignment without having at least five (5)
current (2007/8I9l1oI11/12), academic, peer reviewed, journal articles, related to th
concept of sustainable tourism, cited in your assignment submission.