Sustainable Tourism
offered by Harvard University

Private University
3 Campuses
Estd. 1636

Sustainable Tourism
at
Harvard University
Overview

This course encourages student to re-imagine the sector and pursue more sustainable T&T, focused on attenuating its negative impacts and advancing the contribution T&T makes to global citizenship and a more balanced economy and equitable society.

Total fee	₹1.69 Lakh
Mode of learning	Online
Difficulty level	Beginner
Official Website	Go to Website
Course Level	UG Certificate

Sustainable Tourism
at
Harvard University
Highlights

Earn a certificate after completion of the course

Sustainable Tourism
at
Harvard University
Course details

Skills you will learn

Sustainability Security Operations Transportation

More about this course

Travel and tourism (T&T) was growing at pace and scale before the COVID-19 pandemic
In 2019, the T&T sector contributed 10.3 percent to global gross domestic product (GDP), over US $8.9 trillion, supporting one in ten jobs (330 million) worldwide, and one in five new jobs over the last five years, with 3.5 percent growth in 2019 compared to the global economy at 2.5 percent
The sector had seen six decades of consistent growth, with tourism outpacing the United Nations (UN) growth projections over the period 2010-2019 and 45 percent of international travel arrivals to emerging economies in 2017
Late 2019 forecasts predicted that these trends would continue, with tourism arrivals forecast to grow 3-4 percent globally in 2020, despite a number of expected economic, political, and health disruptions
For many countries, T&T is the dominant sector generating income, tax revenues, and economic security for millions of individuals and their families
The health and economic crises of the pandemic threw the disruptive forces acting on T&T into sharp relief, drawing attention to the interconnected and hyper-dependent nature of sustainability, health, and business.
t is clear that the negative impacts of T&T on people and the planet cannot continue as the sector recovers and seeks to build back better
This means that sustainability needs to be positioned as a strategic driver within the industry. Indeed, this global sector has enormous potential to drive fulfilment of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs)
The unique interdependency of T&T with many other sectors, such as energy, transportation, buildings, and food systems create challenges and opportunities for advancing sustainability systemically
This course presents innovative case studies and expert speakers from the sector and challenges students to surface the tensions and dilemmas inherent in driving growth and recognize the technical, economic, and political dimension in scaling sustainability solutions
It widens the view of sustainability beyond immediate operational impacts to consider the broader systems in which T&T operates, and the sustainability leadership practices that drive innovation
It pays attention to the trade-offs and dilemmas presented by T&T activities and the enormous potential of the sector to educate the traveler and drive conservation
This course encourages student to re-imagine the sector and pursue more sustainable T&T, focused on attenuating its negative impacts and advancing the contribution T&T makes to global citizenship and a more balanced economy and equitable society
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