The changing discourses of Northern wilderness areas: traditional use, modern conservation and touristic future

Wilderness as a concept is a contested idea which is constantly transforming. On the analytical level, we can understand the conceptual transformation and the changing meanings of wilderness as discourses, which are constructed in a certain socio-cultural context and historical power relations. In...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jarkko Saarinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Geographical Society of Northern Finland 2002-01-01
Series:Nordia Geographical Publications
Online Access:https://nordia.journal.fi/article/view/76234