Beyond Leave No Trace

Simon, Gregory L.; Alagona, Peter S.

doi:10.1080/13668790902753021

Cited by 35 publications

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“…Scholars have criticised these ideological visions, insisting that, although they may translate into impact reduction, the underlying premise positions humans as alien to nature spaces (Simon & Alagona, 2009). Learning from Cronon (1996), canoeists' concern for the Thelon, and related wildernesses, arguably obscures the need for environmental responsibility in everyday places.…”

Section: Leave No Tracementioning

confidence: 98%

Illuminating traces: enactments of responsibility in practices of Arctic river tourists and inhabitants

Grimwood¹,

Doubleday²

2013

Journal of Ecotourism

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If taken for granted, ideas about nature underpinning nature-based tourism will often obscure or displace human livelihoods existing within a landscape. The result, whether characterised as colonial or ethnocentric, will in the minds of some correspond with injustice, contemporary or historical. In seeking to avoid static and privileging perspectives of 'nature', this article illuminates relational enactments of responsibility in the contrasting practices of tourists and Indigenous inhabitants of a Canadian Arctic riverscape. This intention is informed by first, the relevance of thinking ontologically about nature and, second, the aspects of Emmanuel Levinas' responsibility ethics for identifying relationships amid cultural difference. Empirically, the paper draws on participatory and visual research with guided canoeists and Inuit inhabitants of the Thelon River, illuminating that (a) culturally diverse practices contribute to making and remaking Thelon natures contemporaneously and (b) these practices can be understood as expressions of responsibility to and for others connected to personal and social -cultural identity. In addition to situating river tourists and inhabitants at the centre of responsible tourism debates, the article introduces theoretical, conceptual and methodological spaces for understanding and analysing moral engagements with others in creating culturally sensitive tourism natures and enabling transformation.

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Section: Leave No Tracementioning

confidence: 98%

Illuminating traces: enactments of responsibility in practices of Arctic river tourists and inhabitants

Grimwood¹,

Doubleday²

2013

Journal of Ecotourism

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“…After all, leaving no trace and accountability to personal and group well-being have unmistakable worth; they create a sense of belonging and group cohesion, facilitate travel with minimal environmental footprint and reduced risk, and express care and respect for people and place (Marion & Reid, 2007;Simon & Alagona, 2009). Additionally, and on a more general level, our analyses are not meant as a denunciation of responsibility in tourism.…”

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Responsibility in tourism: A discursive analysis

Grimwood

Yudina

Muldoon

et al. 2015

Annals of Tourism Research

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“…This represents a first step for reducing waste at the source including minimal use of flagging and trail markers, reducing packaging, and packing out all hazardous waste (insect repelling items, batteries, etc.) and is successful when visibly and systematically communicated [Blangy & Nielsen, ; Daniels & Marian, ; Simon & Alagona, ].…”

Section: Integrating Minimum Impact Guidelines Into Our Current Ethicmentioning

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Reducing the Ecological Impact of Field Research

Bezanson

Stowe

Watts

2012

American J Primatol

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Researchers and students at biological field stations, especially in remote areas, are subject to leaving "footprints," as we conduct research, work, and live in sensitive ecosystems. These footprints include travel, personal trash and waste, and field equipment (e.g. flagging, tree markers, plot markers, trail markers, monitoring devices, etc.). In this commentary, we argue that the field of primatology's commitment to minimum impact research should be more explicitly and visibly integrated into our ethical protocols with regard to field research and instruction in sensitive environments. We review current ethical codes and potential solutions to reducing our "researcher footprints" while conducting fieldwork. Using Costa Rica as an example, we address how sustainable fieldwork differs among varying cultural contexts and argue that researchers should be made responsible and accountable for how our presence, research, and teaching might impact the environment. We conclude by recommending a set of guidelines to be added to ethical protocols regarding research design, station policies, and the conduct of research and teaching in the field.

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Beyond Leave No Trace

Cited by 35 publications

References 24 publications

Illuminating traces: enactments of responsibility in practices of Arctic river tourists and inhabitants

Illuminating traces: enactments of responsibility in practices of Arctic river tourists and inhabitants

Responsibility in tourism: A discursive analysis

Reducing the Ecological Impact of Field Research

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