‘We don't enjoy nature like that’: Youth identity and lifestyle in the countryside

King, Katherine; Church, Andrew

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2013.02.004

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“…These were chosen according to two assumptions: first, the concept of nature will be determined by participants' type of daily experience with the natural world (Adams andSavahl 2015, King andChurch 2013). Second, the agricultural area is of particular interest because of the traditional knowledge and interaction with nature that characterizes people in this region.…”

Section: Study Areasmentioning

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Experiencing nature and children’s conceptualizations of the natural world

Collado

Íñiguez-Rueda

Corraliza

2016

Children's Geographies

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This paper examines young children's concept of nature, paying attention to the role played by types of daily experience with nature on 832 children's constructions of the natural world. We observed the roles of three types of experiences, as determined by the children's place of residence (urban, rural mountain range and rural agricultural).Participants wrote what they thought about when hearing the word 'nature'. Content analysis revealed an overarching two-level conceptual structure formed with four underlying and interconnected themes. Level 1 includes the first theme, (1) Natural and Non-natural Elements and the second integrates the other three (2) the Human-Nature Relationship, (3) Emotional Experience of Nature and (4) Actions in Natural Settings.The type of daily experience with nature accounted for variability in children's concept of nature. These results reinforce the importance of considering the role played by personal and situational characteristics in shaping children's constructions of the natural world.

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Experiencing nature and children’s conceptualizations of the natural world

Collado

Íñiguez-Rueda

Corraliza

2016

Children's Geographies

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“…Mountain biking which is often performed in woodlands and upland forests, is considered to achieve many positive benefits associated with performing sport in natural environments such as socialisation, confidence building, as well as benefits to mental and physical health and wellbeing (EKOS Ltd & Tourism Resource Company, 2007;Burr, Taylor Durey, Ivey & Warburton, 2012;King and Church, 2013). Facilities at the case study location included a family cycle trail of 10km and a more challenging 13km forest single-track for cross country mountain biking, which is focused on endurance and performed on 'hardtail' mountain bikes which have front suspension but no rear suspension.…”

Section: Inclusivity and Lifestyle Sports: The Research Contextmentioning

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“…The research contributed to a wider programme of monitoring and evaluation of the Bedgebury project's objectives to increase physical activity levels in green spaces for target groups. The specific aim of the research was to explore lifestyle and identity formation of young people who visit countryside spaces for leisure (King & Church, 2013). Ethnographic techniques were employed to obtain an understanding of these worlds as it is experienced by those who actually live in them (Crang & Cook, 2007).…”

Section: Inclusivity and Lifestyle Sports: The Research Contextmentioning

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Questioning policy, youth participation and lifestyle sports

King

Church

2014

Leisure Studies

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Young people have been identified as a key target group for whom participation in sport and physical activity could have important benefits to health and wellbeing and consequently have been the focus of several government policies to increase participation in the UK. Lifestyle sports represent one such strategy for encouraging and sustaining new engagements in sport and physical activity in youth groups, however, there is at present a lack of understanding of the use of these activities within policy contexts. This paper presents findings from a government initiative which sought to increase participation in sport for young people through provision of facilities for mountain biking in a forest in South East England. Findings from qualitative research with 40 young people who participated in mountain biking at the case study location highlight the importance of non-traditional sports as a means to experience the natural environments through forms of consumption which are healthy, active and appeal to their identities. In addition, however, the paper raises questions over the accessibility of schemes for some individuals and social groups, and the ability to incorporate sports which are inherently participant led into state managed schemes. Lifestyle sports such as mountain biking involve distinct forms of participation which present a challenge for policy makers who seek to create and maintain sustainable communities of youth participants.

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“…rainforest), those in which animals and plants may be present (Rydberg and Falck 2000;Snaddon et al 2008;Strommen 1995), where the value of forests to the environment (Barraza and Pineda 2003;Greaves and Stanisstreet 1993;Lovell and O'Brien 2009) and the economy (Barraza and Pineda 2003), all focus on perceptions about generic forests, rather than knowledge of and experiences gained from interactions with local forests. Understanding children's perceptions about forests is important because childhood interaction with nature through play activity has a profound impact on physical and mental wellbeing (Fjørtoft 2001;Fjørtoft and Sageie 2000;King and Church 2013;Rydberg and Falck 2000) and leads to latent awareness of the importance of environmental stewardship (Chipeniuk 1998). Hence it is valuable to know how forests in a country are contributing to this.…”

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“…There is evidence of activities associated with mountain biking (e.g. within Whakarewarewa) as well as off-road 4 × 4 activities modifying the planted forest environment to suit, through the establishment of dedicated trails (Burgin and Hardiman 2012;King and Church 2013), creating a modicum of "common good" under a private business paradigm that more commonly tends to exclude the public.…”

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New Zealand school children’s perceptions of local forests and the Montréal Process Criteria and Indicators: comparing local and international value systems

Bayne

Höck

Spence

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N.Z. j. of For. Sci.

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Background: A review of the international Montréal Process Criteria and Indicators (MP C&I) sustainable forests reporting framework required member countries to benchmark the Indicators against locally held forest values. Children constitute an important subgroup of the local stakeholders in forests: they may respond to forested environments in different ways and may hold values which are unique to their age group. This study reports on the values school children attributed to their local forests, across three New Zealand regions, and details the agreement of these values to the Montréal Process C&I, a values framework developed by international forestry experts.

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‘We don't enjoy nature like that’: Youth identity and lifestyle in the countryside

Cited by 52 publications

References 44 publications

Experiencing nature and children’s conceptualizations of the natural world

Experiencing nature and children’s conceptualizations of the natural world

Questioning policy, youth participation and lifestyle sports

New Zealand school children’s perceptions of local forests and the Montréal Process Criteria and Indicators: comparing local and international value systems

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