Students and staff

Public participation

Inland Water Tourism

One of the manifestations of water culture that we are studying in the project is the formation of the tradition of water tourism in Latvia historically and nowadays, focusing on boating in rivers. We analyze how boating and the adaptation of rivers to boating reflect and bring to life various normative, economic and aesthetic ideas and imaginaries about rivers as tourism infrastructure. In addition, we are interested in how boating tourism promotes embodied knowledge of river ecology and the formation of environmental awareness.

→ In the near future, we will address various participants involved in boating tourism, inviting them to share their observations, experiences and knowledge related to boating and rivers.

     
The picture shows a river surrounded by trees and bushes on both sides. Two orange canoe-type boats with boatmen can be seen further down the river. A gray wooden bridge stretches across the river.
The picture shows a river surrounded by trees and bushes on both sides. Two orange canoe-type boats with boatmen can be seen further down the river. A gray wooden bridge stretches across the river.