Nature First

by Henderson, Bob

• ISBN13: 9781897045213
• ISBN10: 1897045212
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-17
• Publisher: Natural Heritage

Summary

Nature First recognizes the significance of an ongoing connection between humans and the natural environment. The Scandinavian approach to creating such a relationship with nature (known as friluftsliv) is combined with efforts by Canadian and other international advocates to explore ways of applying this wisdom to everyday life experiences in the out-of-doors. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Preface: Is a Tree Transplanted to Another Continent the Same Tree? Some Reflections on Friluftsliv in an International Context	p. viii
Introduction
A Canadian Meets Friluftsliv	p. 3
Feet on Two Continents: Spanning the Atlantic with Friluftsliv?	p. 8
Scandinavian
Norwegian Friluftsliv: A Lifelong Communal Process	p. 23
Friluftsliv as Slow Experiences in a Post-modern "Experience" Society	p. 37
Deserving the Peak: When Norwegian Friluftsliv Meets the World	p. 47
Defining Friluftsliv	p. 56
What is Friluftsliv Good For? Norwegian Friluftsliv in a Historical Perspective	p. 62
Norwegians and Friluftsliv: Are We Unique?	p. 75
The Ash-Lad: Classical Figure of Norwegian Ecophilosophy	p. 83
The Right of Public Access: The Landscape Perspective of Friluftsliv	p. 90
The Value and Necessity of Tumbling and Fumbling	p. 100
How Modern Friluftsliv Started: Fridtjof Nansen, Instigator and Model	p. 104
Nature Guidance and Guidance in Friluftsliv	p. 114
Friluftsliv with Preschool Children	p. 121
The "Oslomarka" Greenbelt: Protection and Use in Friluftsliv	p. 130
Canadian
An Effort to Capture an Elusive Friluftsliv	p. 141
Dwelling Where I Teach: Connections with Friluftsliv	p. 152
Duct Tape and Rabbit Wire: Getting by in the Big Land	p. 162
Embracing Friluftsliv's Joys: Teaching the Canadian North Through the Canadian Wilderness Travel Experience	p. 168
The Role of Craft-Making in Friluftsliv	p. 179
Friluftsliv Transplanted: The Norwegian Immigrant Experience in Alberta	p. 187
International
The Czech Outdoor Experience: Turistika and Connections to Friluftsliv	p. 197
Friluftsliv and America	p. 209
From Tomte Wisdom to Friluftsliv: Scandinavian Perspectives of Nature	p. 221
Experience of Place: Lessons on Teaching Cultural Attachment to Place	p. 235
Landfullness in Adventure-Based Programming: Promoting Reconnection to the Land	p. 246
Why Outdoor Learning Should Get Real	p. 257
Notes	p. 276
Bibliography	p. 300
Index	p. 303
About the Contributors	p. 308
Visuals	p. 316
About the Editors	p. 320
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