Re-creating Wilderness 2.0: Or getting back to work in a virtual nature

Geoforum

Volumn 79, Issue , 2017, Pages 174-187

  Stinson, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation; Environmentality; Neoliberal nature; Outdoor recreation; Social media; Web 2.0; Wilderness

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTALISM; NEOLIBERALISM; OUTDOOR RECREATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 85010842067     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.09.002     Document Type: Article

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