Over the course of this semester we have learned about a wide range of topics related to the Sustainability of our Travel & Tourism Industry. For this assignment you will be asked to answer FOUR different questions about the current state of our industry and ideas moving forward to ensure we are working to create a fair, equitable and environmentally responsible industry for the future. · The questions pertain to the videos that you watched - The Mosuo Tribe, The Gold Course in Hainan China and The Economics of Happiness. You will also be expected to incorporate any relevant ideas and topics from the entire course, as you feel appropriate. And/or the question may pertain to the content of the Sustainable Management PowerPoint/class · You will be asked in three of the questions to refer to those UN Sustainable Development Goals that you feel are relevant to the questions/your answers. · The report should be no more than five pages long. · Use the RUBRIC to guide you when answering. · Cite all sources - as per APA standards. Do NOT just put a list of website addresses on the back page. Citing sources involves LINKING the source to the relevant text. If you are using information from our classes, PowerPoints, etc. you do not, for this assignment, need to cite the source APA style. You can simply say "as discussed in our class about Socio/Cultural Impacts". Please put some thought into this paper. I want to hear your fact based opinions. I also want to see that you have watched and understood the videos and that you are able to connect their content to the theory that we discussed in our classes. You will upload it into TURNITIN...as well as upload it into the Assignment Page in BlackBoard. As usual, the due date/time also applies to TurnitIN. NOTE: PLAGIARISM includes cutting and pasting sentences and paragraphs from other sources. Even if you cite that source, using other people's work as the body of your work is not acceptable. You need to read, discuss concepts with each other and then put your OWN ideas into your paper. As usual, plagiarism in an assignment results in a mark of ZERO. ONE: Consider the Mosuo Tribe and Chinese Golf Course videos and comment on the socio/cultural impacts of the actions taken by business and governments in each. Key concepts to include in your answer; · What is changing in the local society in each case? · Who is being "hurt" by the Tourism in each area and who is benefitting from the Tourism in each area? · Give one specific example, from the videos, for each to support your answer. · Which of the UN Sustainable Development Goals apply in each case? Why do you say this? TWO: The Chinese Golf Course video highlights the damage many parts of our industry is doing/has done to the global environment and to local environments around the world. · Find an example of one tourism destination/business/company that has done great damage to the environment in which it operates -this could b ...

1. Over the course of this semester we have learned about a wide
range of topics related to the Sustainability of our Travel &
Tourism Industry. For this assignment you will be asked to
answer FOUR different questions about the current state of our
industry and ideas moving forward to ensure we are working to
create a fair, equitable and environmentally responsible industry
for the future.
· The questions pertain to the videos that you watched - The
Mosuo Tribe, The Gold Course in Hainan China and The
Economics of Happiness. You will also be expected to
incorporate any relevant ideas and topics from the entire course,
as you feel appropriate. And/or the question may pertain to the
content of the Sustainable Management PowerPoint/class
· You will be asked in three of the questions to refer to those
UN Sustainable Development Goals that you feel are relevant to
the questions/your answers.
· The report should be no more than five pages long.
· Use the RUBRIC to guide you when answering.
· Cite all sources - as per APA standards. Do NOT just put a
list of website addresses on the back page. Citing sources
involves LINKING the source to the relevant text. If you are
using information from our classes, PowerPoints, etc. you do
not, for this assignment, need to cite the source APA style. You
can simply say "as discussed in our class about Socio/Cultural
Impacts".
Please put some thought into this paper. I want to hear your fact
based opinions. I also want to see that you have watched and
understood the videos and that you are able to connect their
content to the theory that we discussed in our classes.
You will upload it into TURNITIN...as well as upload it into the
Assignment Page in BlackBoard. As usual, the due date/time
also applies to TurnitIN.
NOTE: PLAGIARISM includes cutting and pasting sentences
and paragraphs from other sources. Even if you cite that

2. source, using other people's work as the body of your work is
not acceptable. You need to read, discuss concepts with each
other and then put your OWN ideas into your paper. As usual,
plagiarism in an assignment results in a mark of ZERO.
ONE: Consider the Mosuo Tribe and Chinese Golf Course
videos and comment on the socio/cultural impacts of the actions
taken by business and governments in each.
Key concepts to include in your answer;
· What is changing in the local society in each case?
· Who is being "hurt" by the Tourism in each area and who is
benefitting from the Tourism in each area?
· Give one specific example, from the videos, for each to
support your answer.
· Which of the UN Sustainable Development Goals apply in
each case? Why do you say this?
TWO: The Chinese Golf Course video highlights the damage
many parts of our industry is doing/has done to the global
environment and to local environments around the world.
· Find an example of one tourism destination/business/company
that has done great damage to the environment in which it
operates -this could be on land, in the sea or in the air.
· Provide TWO specific examples to support your answer.
(What did they do? When? What was the impact? Did they get
caught? Were there penalties or did the government not do
anything?) Use the UN Sustainable Development Goals in your
answer.
· Then find an example of one tourism
destination/business/company that has proven to do GOOD
things with respect to the global/local environment. (What did
they do? When? What was the impact? Did they get
recognized/rewarded for this?)
· Provide TWO specific examples to support your answer and
use the UN Sustainable Development Goals in your answer

3. THREE: The Economics of Happiness talks about 'THREE
THINGS" that need to change if we can move from a GLOBAL
economy back to more LOCAL economies to control the
social/economic and environmental damage that many feel are
the result of globalization. These three things are:
1. BIG companies get TAX BREAKS that small companies don't
get.
2. LACK OF REGULATIONS or regulations that FAVOUR BIG
Companies
3. Governments give BIG GLOBAL COMPANIES SUBSIDIES
(they give them money - loans or grants) but do not do that as
much for SMALLER LOCAL COMPANIES.
Explain what each of these three things means and find one
specific example (from our industry) to illustrate how a BIG
industry related company has benefitted from one or more of
these advantages. (You can find three different big companies
or if you have a good example of one company that has
benefitted from more than one you can explain how that
company has benefitted from each.
FOUR: In our Effective Sustainable Management
PowerPoint/on-line class we talked about FOUR types of
Carrying Capacity.
· List and define each type of carrying capacity.
· Then for EACH type provide an example of an industry related
destination/attraction that has done a GOOD job of not
exceeding/managing that type of carrying capacity.
· Which of the UN Sustainable Development Goals are relevant
to each example?
Final Assignment Rubric
Question
10
7
4

4. 1
Total
ONE
Excellent overview of changes in both societies. We know who
is being hurt and who is benefitting in both.
Excellent examples for both.
Excellent link to the UN SDGoals.
Good overview of changes in both societies. We have an idea of
who is being hurt and who is benefitting in both.
Not the best examples for both.
Fair link to the UN SDGoals.
We get a broad idea of changes in both societies. Nothing
specific. We don't know who is being hurt and who is
benefitting in both.
Some examples missing
Poor link to the UN SDGoals.
No overview of the changes in both societies. We don't know
who is being hurt and who is benefitting in both.
Examples missing
Link to the UN SDGoals missing
TWO
Excellent specific example of a tourism
destination/business/company doing great damage to the
environment. TWO specific examples to support your answer.
GREAT use of the UN SD Goals.
Excellent specific example of a tourism
destination/business/company that does GOOD things to the
environment. TWO great examples. GREAT use of the UN SD
Goals.
Good example of a tourism destination
/business/company doing great damage to the environment.
TWO specific examples to support your answer. GOOD use of
the UN SD Goals.
Good specific example of a tourism destination
/business/company that does GOOD things to the environment.

5. TWO good examples. Good use of the UN SD Goals.
Poor example of destination/business/company doing great
damage. Fewer than two examples to support. Not the most
relevant UN SD Goals.
Poor example of destination/business/company that does GOOD
things to the environment. Fewer than 2 examples to support
the UN DS Goals.
Examples of destinations/businesses not relevant to the
question. missing. Examples of good/bad missing. Poor use of
the UN SD Goals.
.
THREE
Excellent explanation of all 3 terms. GREAT specific example
for EACH (from our industry) to illustrate the benefits to BIG
industry related companies.
Good explanation of all 3 terms. Good specific example for
EACH (from our industry) to illustrate the benefits to BIG
industry related companies.
Missing one explanation. Non specific example for the topics.
Does not show the benefits to BIG companies.
Missing more than one explanation. Missing specific examples.
Does not show benefits to BIG companies.
Question
10
7
4
1
TOTAL
FOUR
All four listed and very well defined. Excellent industry
example for each. Excellent link to the most relevant UN SD
Goals.
All four listed and fairly well defined. Good industry example

6. for each. Good link to the most relevant UN SD Goals.
Missing one. Definitions are not accurate. Missing one industry
example. Link to NOT the most relevant UN SD Goals.
Missing two or more. Definitions missing or not accurate.
Examples missing. UN SD Goals missing for at least one.
Sp/Gr/
Format
NO spelling mistakes
No grammar errors
Short, concise sentences
Format is clean - pages are well spaced, no "widows"
Topics clearly presented - HEADINGS
APA Source Citation
Very few spelling mistakes
Very few grammar errors
Mostly short, concise sentences
Some spacing/page issues
Most topics clearly presented - HEADINGS
APA Source Citation
Several spelling mistakes
Several grammar errors
Sentences too long/poor structure
Many format - spacing, widow issues.
No headings/poor organization/
NOT APA Source Citation
MANY spelling mistakes
MANY grammar errors
Sentences hard to understand.
Pages/Headings are not well organized/many widows.
Not APA Source Citation

7. Total
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Video Key Points
Your final assignment will replace the final test. It will be
worth 25% of your course mark. You will need to have a good
understanding of the key concepts from the three assigned
videos in order to effectively complete the assignment.
So it would be a good idea to view the videos more than once, if
you feel you need to, and to take notes on key points from each
video.
I have created this document to help you to organize your
thoughts and to ensure that you are understanding the key ideas
and concepts contained in each video.
Don't just focus on the answers to the questions that I have
given you...each video has a lot of information that is relevant
to this course. They all deal with socio/cultural issues,
economic issues and environmental issues.
Also try and consider which of the United Nations 17
Sustainable Development Goals would be relevant in each
video.
When viewing the videos consider some of the concepts that we
have covered in class:
Socio/Cultural - acculturation, commodification,
standardization, etc.
Capacity - social, physical, environmental, etc.
Video One - Case Study of Golf Course Development in Hainan
China
Video Two - Case Study of the Mosuo Tribe in China
Video Three - The Economics of Happines
Golf Course Development in Hainan - China

8. Why is the resort being built? Who will benefit from the golf
course/resort? What is driving this development?
Who is the target market for the government’s plan for tourism?
What is the chemical threat?
What was the course developer’s “funny joke” near the end of
the video? How does this make you feel?
Can you identify the socio/cultural issues here?
Can you identify the environmental issues here?
The Mosou Tribe
Why is this community so unique in the world? How is their
society structured?
What is "walking marriage"? Has this helped to create a
harmonious socio/cultural environment? Why?

9. What is the Chinese government now doing with respect to this
community and culture? Why?
What do you see in the video? Acculturation?
Commodification? Standardization? Cultural Erosion? Give an
example of each of these, if you see them.
Considering the views of some of the Mosuo men and women is
this new focus on tourism helping or hurting the community?
Why?
The Economics of Happiness
So THIS is a totally different take on things that we've done in
class. All semester we've been talking about GLOBALIZATION
- the good and the bad! NOW we have a video done by some
very smart people who are talking about how LOCALIZATION
is now the only thing that will save our societies and our
environment. What do you think? According to The Economics
of Happiness:
What has globalization done to:
The economic balance of power in the world. Who is making all
the money? Who is not making money?

10. Social/Cultural identities. With the advent of
GLOBALIZATION what has been happening around the world
with respect to how happy people of different cultures ARE
with their local culture? What do many people wish would
happen to their cultures?
What has the move from traditional cultures and the ways that
different cultures have survived for centuries (small production,
farming, fishing, weaving, local shops, etc) to the new
GLOBALIZED approach that sees products being made and
shipped all over the globe....done to the local societies? Are
they more well off now than they were say 50 years ago?
The Economics of Happiness
Let's talk about the ENVIRONMENT. What has
GLOBALIZATION done to local environments as well as the
over planet? Can you name a few things from the video that
have had a bad impact on our environment? Any positives?
The Economics of Happiness
According to the video what at the THREE BIG CHANGES that

11. have to happen to level the economic playing field and to help
us all move back to a more "local" way of living? They say that
governments around the world have to make drastic changes to:
How Governments TAX BIG companies/wealthy people vs.
smaller local companies and not so wealthy people
How Governments SUBSIDIZE big companies/Banking Rules -
vs. subsidies and rules for small, local companies
International Trade Treaties/Policies/Agreements
The Economics of Happiness
What are some of the reasons that having small local producers
in a community ensure better quality products and services as
well as better conditions and pay for the employees?

12. In general are people more happy or less happy than they were
40 or 50 years ago. Why or why not?