Regional development and policy
| Title | ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑΚΗ ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗ ΚΑΙ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗ / Regional development and policy |
| Code | Μ6 |
| Interdepartmental Programme | Tourism and Local Development |
| Collaborating Schools | Economics Agriculture |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Styliani Kostopoulou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600017151 |
Programme of Study: Tourism and Local Development
Registered students: 8
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERIVALLON KAI AEIFOROS TOURISMOS | Elective Courses | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| POLITISTIKOS-THRĪSKEUTIKOS TOURISMOS | Elective Courses | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| TOURISMOS KAI PERIFEREIAKĪ ANAPTYXĪ | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600289948
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600289948
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. understand the basic concepts of regional development
2. analyze the historical development of regions and the inequalities between them
3. understand the role of regional policy implementation, and critically approach regional policy measures.
4. understand the basic concepts of tourism planning and acquire skills to be able to formulate policy proposals for tourism at local and regional level
5. be able to contribute to solving real regional development problems with reference to the tourism sector.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. Introduction to spatial analysis. The concepts of space and development
2. The concept of region. Classification of regions
3. Regional problem, regional inequalities, regional development theories
4. Regional inequalities in Greece and the European Union
5. Regional policy: objectives, strategies and means
6. Regional policy in Greece and the European Union.
7. Tourism as regional development factor.
8. Tourism and regional development in Greece
9. Regional tourism planning for sustainable tourism development.
10. Case studies
Keywords
region, development, regional inequalities, regional policy, regional tourism planning
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 40 | ||||
| Seminars | 10 | ||||
| Reading Assigment | 30 | ||||
| Interactive Teaching in Information Center | 5 | ||||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 5 | ||||
| Project | 30 | ||||
| Written assigments | 30 | ||||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
Students will be evaluated based on: Individual assignments: A. Study and analysis of articles - oral presentation. B. Written individual assignments – oral presentation, C. Final written composition assignment – case study (Project) – oral presentation, D. Participation in the course
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Μητούλα, Ρ. (2023) Βιώσιμη οικονομική περιφερειακή ανάπτυξη. Αθήνα: Κάλλιπος, Ανοικτές Ακαδημαϊκές Εκδόσεις
Πετράκος, Γ. Ψυχάρης, Γ. (2016) Περιφερειακή Ανάπτυξη στην Ελλάδα, Εκδόσεις Κριτική
Πολύζος, Σ. (2019) Περιφερειακή Ανάπτυξη, Εκδόσεις Κριτική
Last Update
29-07-2025
