Routledge Handbook of Mobile Technology, Social Media and the Outdoors

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Simon Kennedy Beames (Norwegian School of Sports Science, Norway) Patrick T. Maher (Nipissing University, Canada)

Routledge Handbook of Mobile Technology, Social Media and the Outdoors

Simon Kennedy Beames (Norwegian School of Sports Science, Norway), Patrick T. Maher (Nipissing University, Canada)

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29 August 2024

Media studies; Sociology: sport & leisure; Schools; Impact of science & technology on society; Digital lifestyle

Series: Routledge Advances in Outdoor Studies

This is the first book to explore the numerous ways in which mobile technologies and social media are influencing our outdoor experiences.

Across the fields of outdoor education, outdoor recreation and leisure, and nature-based tourism, the book considers how practices within each of those domains are being influenced by dramatically shifting interactions between technology, humans, the natural world, and wider society. Drawing on cutting-edge research by leading scholars from around the world and exploring key concepts and theory, as well as developments in professional practice, the book explains how digital technology and media are no longer separate from typical human and social activity. Instead, the broader field of outdoor studies can be viewed as a world of intertwined socio-technical assemblages that need to be understood in more diverse ways. The book offers a full-spectrum view of this profound shift in our engagement with the world around us by presenting new work on subjects including networked spaces in residential outdoor education, digital competencies for outdoor educators, the use of social media in climbing communities, and the impact of digital technologies on experiences of adventure tourism.

This is essential reading for anybody with an interest in outdoor studies, outdoor education, adventure education, leisure studies, tourism, environmental studies, environmental education, or science, technology, and society studies.

Edited by: Simon Kennedy Beames (Norwegian School of Sports Science Norway), Patrick T. Maher (Nipissing University, Canada)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
ISBN: 9781032434766
ISBN 10: 1032434767
Series: Routledge Advances in Outdoor Studies
Pages: 466
Publication Date: 29 August 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Simon Kennedy Beames is Professor of Friluftsliv at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Norway. He has taught outdoor education for more than 30 years, predominantly in Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe. He has published four books with Routledge: Learning Outside the Classroom, Adventurous Learning, Outdoor Adventure and Social Theory, and Outdoor Learning across the Curriculum. Patrick T. Maher is Professor of Physical and Health Education at Nipissing University, Canada. His research blends outdoor and environmental education, sustainable nature-based tourism, and narratives from the polar regions. Pat is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, as well as the lead of the UArctic Thematic Network on Northern Tourism.