Teaching about Tourism in a Post-Disciplinary Planning Context

Tourism planning and management does not exist in a vacuum. It is inextricably interwoven into urban and rural landscapes, and it affects the daily lives of the people who inhabit the places that tourists also want to visit. However, tourism educators often deliver tourism management subject matter from within tourism programmes, and there is little integration into broader understandings of the dynamics and management challenges associated with tourism landscapes. In this chapter we explore an integrated and holistic approach to curriculum design and delivery that places the planning and management of tourism places within a broader post-disciplinary context. In particular, the chapter challenges the tourism-centric nature of tourism management curricula by presenting a case study of an urban and environmental planning studio wherein students’ understandings of tourism are framed within broader context of social, economic, political and cultural change.