Theorizing Outdoor Recreation and Ecology (1st ed. 2015) (Leisure Studies in a Global Era)

By: Sean Ryan

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Synopsis: Deciding what user impacts are natural or unnatural has inspired much debate. Biophysically, moose cause similar kinds of soil and vegetation impacts as hikers. Yet moose are the sign of nature while hikers are the sign of damage. The field of outdoor recreation is beset with paradoxes, and this book presents a unique, alternative framework to address these dilemmas. Examining outdoor recreation through the lens of ecological theory, Ryan draws from theorists such as Foucault, Derrida and Latour. The book explores minimum impact strategies designed to protect and enhance ecological integrity, but that also require a disturbing amount of policing of users, which runs counter to the freedom users seek. Recent ecological theory suggests that outdoor recreation's view of nature as balanced when impacts are removed is outdated and incorrect. What is needed, and indeed Ryan presents, is a paradoxical and ecological view of humans as neither natural nor unnatural, a view that embraces some traces in nature.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781137385086
Related ISBNs:: 9781137385079
Publisher:: Palgrave Macmillan UK, London
Date of Addition:: 03/15/21
Copyrighted By:: Sean Ryan
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Sports, Outdoors and Nature, Earth Sciences, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.