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Reimagining sustainable tourism with Descola's ontologies

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  • BORRAZ, Stéphane

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•Descola's ontologies applied to rethink human-nature ties in sustainable tourism.•“Distributed agency” frames dynamic interactions among humans and nonhumans.•Nonhuman perspectives offer practical pathways for more ethical tourism practices.

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  • BORRAZ, Stéphane, 2025. "Reimagining sustainable tourism with Descola's ontologies," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 112(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:anture:v:112:y:2025:i:c:s016073832500060x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2025.103954
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