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In Defense of Wilderness: A Documentation of the Social and Cultural Aspects of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA)

My thesis research provides an alternative argument for the protection of the wilderness that extends far beyond that of the purely biological and instead looks at wilderness for the intrinsic value, focusing on the social and cultural aspects. Through an ethnographic approach, I uncovered the how, why, and in what context people connect with wilderness and how people lean on these experiences. Through analysis of the interviews and data that was collected, I was able to identify tangible and intangible values associated with wilderness exploration and understand how these social and cultural aspects manifest themselves in people's day-to-day lives.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc984123
Date05 1900
CreatorsBrickle, Tyler A.
ContributorsNelson, Andrew (Lecturer of anthropology), Henry, Doug, Austin, Rebecca
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 63 pages, Text
CoverageUnited States - Minnesota
RightsPublic, Brickle, Tyler A., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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