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Adventure and Sustainability

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After reading this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Describe the environmental costs that come from adventure equipment manufacture and air travel

  • Outline the key labour rights issues associated with the manufacture of outdoor clothing and equipment

  • Critically consider the ethical imperatives for adventures that come with a deeper understanding of the ecological and human rights costs inherent in them

  • Understand how the notion of seeking ‘authentic’ and ‘sustainable’ adventures within broader contexts of capitalism, technology, and social media is highly problematic

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Notes

  1. 1.

    It is worth noting that Simon and Alagona’s paper has generated much fascinating debate, and some of this has been captured through position papers in the journal Ethics, Policy and Environment.

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    Adventure sports technical equipment (e.g. ropes and carabiners) is most often made in the Global North, where quality standards are easier to monitor.

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  1. University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

    Simon Beames

  2. University of the Highlands and Islands, Inverness, UK

    Chris Mackie

  3. California State University East Bay, Hayward, CA, USA

    Matthew Atencio

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Beames, S., Mackie, C., Atencio, M. (2019). Adventure and Sustainability. In: Adventure and Society. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96062-3_11

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