Connection to Nature: The Experience of the Right of Public Access

Authors

  • Thomas Beery University of Minnesota, Sea Grant, USA

Abstract

Outdoor recreational access may provide an important opportunity to connect to nature. Short vignettes from living in Sweden explore the idea of access as a relatively unrestricted opportunity for outdoor experience. The article proposes a re-envisioning of access to nature across a range of urban and wild outdoor spaces in the US, drawing on inspiration from the right of public access in Sweden.

Author Biography

Thomas Beery , University of Minnesota, Sea Grant, USA

Tom Beery is an environmental educator with a love of exploring northern landscapes. He currently lives in Northern Minnesota on the shores of Lake Superior but has worked in Sweden and is heavily influenced by his work there. Tom’s professional interest areas are human connectedness to nature, environmental behavior, climate change adaptation, and outdoor recreation.

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Published

2018-08-14

Issue

2018

Section

Summer

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Copyright (c) 2018 CC BY 4.0 Thomas Beery

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