Peer-reviewed research2017 Otago review (McNatty & Boyes)
Climbing as if you care: Rock climbing at Kura Tawhiti / Castle Hill as a place based approach to sustainability
The study at Kura Tawhiti / Castle Hill explores how climbers engage with climbing areas and how place-based education can develop an ethic of care for them.
What's new
This study focuses on Kura Tawhiti / Castle Hill in Aotearoa New Zealand. The authors explore ways that climbers engage with climbing areas and highlight opportunities climbing offers to develop, through place-based education approaches, an ethic of care for these places.
Why it matters in Aotearoa
A NZ example of using a recreation site to build care for place.
How strong is the evidence
Peer-reviewed NZ study
What to read
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