Nature First : Outdoor Life the Friluftsliv Way

Acknowledgements vii Preface viii Is a Tree Transplanted to Another Continent the Same Tree? Some Reflections on Friluftsliv in an International Context Andrew Brookes and Børge Dahle Introduction A Canadian Meets Friluftsliv 3(5) Bob Henderson Feet on Two Continents: Spanning the Atlantic with Friluftsliv? 8(15) Nils Vikander PART I: SCANDINAVIAN Norwegian Friluftsliv: A Lifelong Communal Process 23(14) Børge Dahle Friluftsliv as Slow Experiences in a Post-modern ``Experience'' Society 37(10) Hans Gelter Deserving the Peak: When Norwegian Friluftsliv Meets the World 47(9) Jo Ese Defining Friluftsliv 56(6) Nils Faarlund What is Friluftsliv Good For? Norwegian Friluftsliv in a Historical Perspective 62(13) Bjorn Tordsson Norwegians and Friluftsliv: Are We Unique? 75(8) Odd Gasdal The Ash-Lad: Classical Figure of Norwegian Ecophilosophy 83(7) Sigmund Kvaløy-Sætereng The Right of Public Access: The Landscape Perspective of Friluftsliv 90(10) Klas Sandell The Value and Necessity of Tumbling and Fumbling 100(4) Aage Jensen How Modern Friluftsliv Started: Fridtjof Nansen, Instigator and Model 104(10) Gunnar Repp Nature Guidance and Guidance in Friluftsliv 114(7) Svend Ulstrup Friluftsliv with Preschool Children 121(9) Britte Brugge The ``Oslomarka'' Greenbelt: Protection and Use in Friluftsliv 130(11) Oddvin Lund PART II: CANADIAN An Effort to Capture an Elusive Friluftsliv 141(11) Bob Henderson Dwelling Where I Teach: Connections with Friluftsliv 152(10) Michael Elrick Duct Tape and Rabbit Wire: Getting by in the Big Land 162(6) Larry Innes Embracing Friluftsliv's Joys: Teaching the Canadian North Through the Canadian Wilderness Travel Experience 168(11) Glen Hvenegaard Morten Asfeldt The Role of Craft-Making in Friluftsliv 179(8) Zabe MacEachren Friluftsliv Transplanted: The Norwegian Immigrant Experience in Alberta 187(10) Ingrid K. Urberg PART III: INTERNATIONAL The Czech Outdoor Experience: Turistika and Connections to Friluftsliv 197(12) Andrew Martin Ivana Turcova Jan Neuman Friluftsliv and America 209(12) David S. Gilligan From Tomte Wisdom to Friluftsliv: Scandinavian Perspectives of Nature 221(14) Douglas Hulmes Experience of Place: Lessons on Teaching Cultural Attachment to Place 235(11) Brian Wattchow Landfullness in Adventure-Based Programming: Promoting Reconnection to the Land 246(11) Molly Ames Baker Why Outdoor Learning Should Get Real 257(19) Chris Loynes Notes 276(24) Bibliography 300(3) Index 303(5) About the Contributors 308(8) Visuals 316(4) About the Editors 320