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SLOW ADVENTURE EXPERIENCES IN NORTHERN EUROPE. Dr Steve Taylor Centre for Recreation and Tourism Research University of the Highlands and Islands Scotland. Slow Adventure. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Dr Steve TaylorCentre for Recreation and Tourism Research
University of the Highlands and IslandsScotland
SLOW ADVENTURE EXPERIENCES IN NORTHERN EUROPE
Slow Adventure
A form of tourism which foregoes the quick-fix adrenaline-pumping hits of convenient adventure experiences, in favour of slow, immersive journeys; living in and travelling through wild places and natural spaces, and experiencing nature in its timeframe, its seasons, weathers and changes. This might include:Wild foodWildlifeHeritage and cultureHuman- or nature-powered travelEnhanced engagement with place
The ProjectA business toolkit to facilitate entrepreneurshipA wide-ranging transnational training programme
on the ethos & delivery of slow adventure‘Two-eyed seeing’ – combining indigenous and
Western perspectives on attitudes towards and understanding of nature
Undergraduate student exchanges and placements with partners
A festival of slow adventure, rotated between partner countries
Development of an overarching slow adventure brand and website
The PartnershipUHI, ScotlandETOUR, SwedenDerry City Council, Northern IrelandMetsähallitus, FinlandBorder Region Authority, IrelandCape Breton University, Canada
Confirmed:University of IcelandWild Norway/University College Sogndal, Norway
Potentially:Faroe IslandsGreenland