Part A: Presentation on a
UNESCO Cultural
World Heritage Landscape Make 10 to 12 PPt slide
You have to make 10 to 12 PPT slides and notes
Due date 3 September
Task Description
Each student will nominate a UNESCO cultural world heritage site, choosing one of the following options:
• Upper Middle Rhine Valley (Germany) choose this site
You have to give 4 recommendations to UNESCO from this site
https://www.rutadelosparques.org/
Task Requirements
Students will conduct their own research and present, in a scholarly manner, their findings in a video presentation. The PowerPoint presentation must be recorded on their phones or computers, using suitable video recording software. The presentation is expected to include:
• A brief introduction of your Cultural Landscape
• A definition of a Cultural Landscape and how your chosen destination fits into this definition
• A scholarly analysis of ownership, management structure and stakeholders
• Refer to Iso-Ahola’s Modes of tourists’ environmental interaction with nature (1980):
o A short summary of Iso-Ahola’s theory about environmental tourist modes of interaction / behaviours
o Description of the tourist modes and behaviours/environmental attitudes as they are reflected and displayed in your chosen cultural landscape
o An analysis of your cultural landscape’s attractions, tourist products and services matching these modes
o Description of the impacts of tourism visitation to your cultural landscape (exact number)
• Research into environmental planning techniques and sustainable development perspectives applied to the management of your chosen cultural landscape
• A rational analysis of the impacts of the loss of biodiversity globally and the applicable consequences for your cultural landscape
• Drawing on your experiences from other national parks discussed in class or further research you conducted online, make recommendations for future sustainable tourism developments in this cultural landscape (use this link to compare
https://www.rutadelosparques.org/
)
• References (to be included on the last slide using APA referencing style): a minimum of four (4) academic references and three (3) additional resources
Assessment Criteria
1. Analyse in depth management of cultural heritage sites and its tourism development
2. Investigate the problems occurring at a specific cultural-heritage location and recommend logical and rational solutions to obtain sustainable results
3. Critically analyse tourism visitation of a cultural heritage site
4. Analyse the cultural visitor profiles and the marketing activities used to attracting this type of tourist
5. Generate recommendations regarding sustainable development of tourism at a heritage site
6. Propose a set of recommendations in response to any shortcomings and/or management opportunities identified in research
7. Analyse the current conservation and sustainability concepts and strategies
8. Present ideas in oral and written format to diverse audiences.
Teaching Strategy:
Consuming Nature Theory of Iso-Ahola
Cultural tourism Understanding cultural tourists
Cultural Landscapes Concept of Cultural Landscapes / HUL
Cultural heritage management: principles and practice Understanding management at heritage sites