Theorizing Outdoor Recreation and Ecology

by Sean Ryan

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137385073
• ISBN13: 9781137385079
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"