Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 386 g
Reihe: Key Ideas in Geography
Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 386 g
Reihe: Key Ideas in Geography
ISBN: 978-1-138-83098-1
Verlag: CRC Press
The text is organized around themed chapters discussing the concept of wilderness and its place in the social imagination, wilderness regulation and management, access, travel and tourism, representation in media and arts, and the use of wilderness for education, exploration, play, and therapy, as well as its parcelling out in parks, reserves, or remote "wastelands". The book maps out the historical transformation of the idea of wilderness, highlighting its intersections with notions of nature and wildness and teasing out the implications of these links for theoretical debate. It offers boxes that showcase important recent case studies ranging from the development of adventure travel and eco-tourism to the practice of trekking to the changing role of technology use in the wild. Summaries of key points, further readings, Internet-based resources, short videos, and discussion questions allow readers to grasp the importance of wilderness to wider social, cultural, political, economic, historical and everyday processes.
Wilderness is designed for courses and modules on the subject at both postgraduate and undergraduate levels. The book will also assist professional geographers, sociologists, anthropologists, environmental and cultural studies scholars to engage with recent and important literature on this elusive concept.
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Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Sachbuch, Reise
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Introduction 2. Thinking through wilderness 3. Representing wilderness 4. Experiencing and practicing wilderness 5. Conserving and managing wilderness 6. Utilizing and exploiting wilderness 7. Re-assembling wilderness References Index