Drenthen explores interesting lines of argument within debates on nature restoration in the Netherlands. For this purpose he applies dichotomies such as locals versus visitors, ecocentrism versus anthropocentrism and nature-centered landscapes versus human-centered landscapes - dichotomies that are characteristic of nature conservation debates to date. In this commentary I will critique these dichotomies from a socio-cultural history perspective. Just as the activists in Drenthen's text emphasize the different layers of cultural history in our landscapes, I will highlight some of the socio-cultural layers in our visions of nature. After discussing these dichotomies, I will return to the issue of nature conservation to date, and present some thoughts on another key notion in Drenthen's argument: alienation from nature. © 2009 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
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Van Koppen, C. S. A. (2009). Restoring nature in a mobile society. In New Visions of Nature: Complexity and Authenticity (pp. 229–236). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2611-8_17
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