Full Unit IB Geography Option E: Leisure, tourism and sport

Full Unit IB Geography Option E: Leisure, tourism and sport.

Topics

I. Notions of Leisure, Sport and Tourism
Leisure, recreation, tourism and sport: vague and overlapping definitions
The influence of accessibility, changes in technology and affluence upon the growth of these activities
II. Leisure, Sport and Tourism at the International Scale
Changes in tourism demand: long and short-term trends and patterns in international tourism
Changes in tourism supply: changes in location and development of different tourist activities, growth of more remote tourist destinations
Social, cultural, economic and political factors affecting participation and success in two major international sports
Case study of a contemporary international sports event: geographic factors that influenced the choice of venue(s), factors affecting the sphere of influence for participants and supporters, short and long‑term geographic costs and benefits of hosting such an event at both the local and national level
III. Leisure, Sport and Tourism at the National/Regional Scale
Case study of a national tourist industry: economic, social and environmental impacts
Case study of ecotourism: strategies designed to manage and sustain the tourist industry
Tourism as a development strategy: importance of tourism as a development strategy for low‑income countries
Case study of a national sports league: hierarchy of a league and the location of its teams, relationship between team location and the residence of its supporters
IV. Leisure, Sport and Tourism at the Local Scale
Tourism management in urban areas: for one named city or large town, describe the distribution and location of primary and secondary tourist resources, and discuss the strategies designed to manage tourist demands, maximize capacity and minimize conflicts between local residents and visitors, and avoid environmental damage
Tourism management in rural areas: concept of carrying capacities in a rural tourist area, strategies designed to maximize capacity and minimize conflicts between local residents and visitors, and avoid environmental damage
The leisure hierarchy: relationship between urban settlements and recreational and sports facilities in terms of frequency, size, range and catchment area
Intra‑urban spatial patterns: distribution and location of recreational and sports facilities in urban areas and relate the patterns to accessibility, land value and the physical and socio‑economic characteristics of each urban zone (from the central business district to the rural–urban fringe)
Urban regeneration: role of sport and recreation in regeneration strategies of urban areas
V. Sustainable Tourism
Notion of sustainable tourism
Extent to which sustainable tourism might be successfully implemented in different environments