The Unsettling Outdoors

How is it that, in the course of everyday life, people are drawn away from greenspace experiences that are often good for them? By attending to the apparently idle talk of those who are living them out, this book shows us why we should attend to the processes involved.

• Develops an original perspective on how greenspace benefits are promoted
• Shows how greenspace experiences can unsettle the practices of everyday life
• Draws on several years of field research and over 180 interviews
• Makes new links between geographies of nature and the study of social practices
• Uses a focus on social practices to reimagine the research interview
• Offers a wealth of suggestions for future researchers in this field

Author: Russell Hitchings
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 06/15/2021
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d
ISBN: 9781119549154

About the Author

Russell Hitchings is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at University College London, UK. He has studied everyday life in a variety of contexts around the world and has published widely on qualitative methods, energy consumption, climate adaptation and nature experience.