Leisure,+sport+and+tourism

1. Leisure
 * Definitions: Discuss the difficulties in attempting to define leisure, recreation, tourism and sport.
 * Discuss the influence of accessibility, changes in technology and affluence upon the growth of these activities.

2. Leisure at the international scale: tourism
 * Changes in demand: Explain the long- and short‑term trends and patterns in international tourism.
 * Changes in supply: Examine the changes in location and development of different tourist activities.
 * Explain the growth of more remote tourist destinations

3. International Sport
 * Examine the social, cultural, economic and political factors affecting participation and success in two major international sports.
 * Analyse the geographic factors that influenced the choice of venue(s).
 * Examine the factors affecting the sphere of influence for participants and supporters.
 * Evaluate the short- and long‑term geographic costs and benefits of hosting such an event at both the local and national level.

4.Tourism at the national level @5. Local Sport
 * Case study of a national tourist industry: Examine the economic, social and environmental impacts of tourism.
 * Case study of ecotourism: Evaluate the strategies designed to manage and sustain the tourist industry.
 * Tourism as a development strategy: Examine the importance of tourism as a development strategy for low‑
 * Case study of a national sports league
 * Explain the hierarchy of a league and the location of its teams.
 * Examine the relationship between team location and the residence of its supporters.

6. Tourism Management in Urban and Rural Areas Tourism management in urban areas For one named city or large town: Tourism management in rural areas:
 * describe the distribution and location of primary and secondary tourist resources
 * discuss the strategies designed to manage tourist demands, maximize capacity and minimize conflicts between local residents and visitors, and avoid environmental damage.
 * Examine the concept of carrying capacities in a rural tourist area.
 * Discuss strategies designed to maximize capacity and minimize conflicts between local residents and visitors, and avoid environmental damage.

7. Sport and Recreation Urban regeneration: Discuss the role of sport and recreation in regeneration strategies of urban areas.
 * The leisure hierarchy: Explain the relationship between urban settlements and recreational and sports facilities in terms of frequency, size, range and catchment area.
 * Intra‑urban spatial patterns: Examine the 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).

8. Sustainable tourism
 * Define sustainable tourism.
 * Examine the extent to which it might be successfully implemented in different environments.