Threats and Security in Tourism & Cultural Heritage - Hybrid Threats

Upon completion of the Course, students should be able to:
1. Analyze the various security threats facing the tourism industry and cultural heritage sites.
2. Evaluate security vulnerabilities and risks in the context of tourism and cultural preservation.
3. Develop security strategies to protect tourist destinations and cultural assets.
4. Apply security best practices to safeguard tourism infrastructure and heritage sites.
5. Demonstrate effective risk management and crisis response skills for ensuring security in the tourism and heritage sectors.

1. Introduction to Security in Tourism and Cultural Heritage
2. Threats to Cultural Heritage Sites
3. Security Measures in Cultural Heritage Preservation
4. Tourism Security Management
5. Crisis Response in Tourism and Cultural Heritage
6. Heritage Protection and Security Issues
7. Technological Innovations in Tourism and Heritage Security
8. Balancing Access and Preservation
9. Crisis Communication in Tourism and Heritage
10. Understanding Hybrid Threats in Tourism
11. Resilience-building and Hybrid Threat Response
12. Hybrid Threats and Cultural Heritage Protection

Required Readings:

1. Tarlow, Peter. Tourism Security: Strategies for Effectively Managing Travel Risk and Safety. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2014.
2. Cunha, Milena. Heritage, Tourism, and Visitor Management. Routledge, 2018.
3. Butler, Richard, et al. Tourism and War. Routledge, 2018.
4. Riley, Robin W. Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Practice. CRC Press, 2017.

Further Readings:

1. McKercher, Bob, and Hilary du Cros. Cultural Tourism: The Partnership between Tourism and Cultural Heritage Management. Routledge, 2002.
2. Dallen, Timothy J., and Nick D. Millea. Cultural Heritage and Tourism: An Introduction. Springer, 2015.

Journals:

1. Tourism Management
2. Journal of Heritage Tourism
3. Journal of Travel Research
4. Current Issues in Tourism
5. Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development
6. Security Journal
7. Heritage & Society
8. Disasters
9. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
10. Journal of Risk Research

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The overall academic performance of students is based on the assessment of a written assignment, on a formative assessment and their performance in the final exams. A passing mark in the mid-term assignment is not a prerequisite for his/her participation in the final exams. The final grade awarded to each student is the sum of the grades awarded for the assignment and the final exams. Both the assignments and the final exams are marked in the scale 0 (complete failure) to 100 (absolute success). In order to get a passing mark in the Course, a student must receive a passing mark in the final exams. In a nutshell:

• The grade awarded for the assignment represents the 20% of the Course’s final grade.
• The grade awarded for the formative assessment activities represents the 20% of the Course’s final grade.
• The grade awarded for the final exams represents the 60% of the Course’s final grade.
• In order to get an overall passing mark, a student must be graded with at least 50/100 in the final exams.