Displacing Indigenous cultural landscapes: The Naturalistic gaze at Fraser Island world heritage area

Geographical Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 398-410

  Carter, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural landscape; Indigenous Australia; Nature culture; The naturalistic gaze; World heritage

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MARGINALIZATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA; WORLD HERITAGE SITE;

AUSTRALIA; FRASER ISLAND; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 77958550793     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2010.00644.x     Document Type: Article

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