Wreckreation: Selling The Nation's Natural Resources

It's been called "wreakreation" and "ecotainment." How will it impact the nation's natural landscape?

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February 23, 2001, 8:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


"Edward Abbey saw this coming more than a quarter-century ago. He called it 'industrial recreation' and used the term to refer to the deliberate selling out of landscape for profit. It goes by other names today: 'wreckreation' or 'ecotainment.' To some degree, the new use results in higher wear and tear on the land; it also helps to change the way we imagine public space, and potentially the way we experience it."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Tuesday, February 6, 2001 in Salon

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