Sublime encounters: Commodifying the experience of the geos

• Published in: Geo: Geography and Environment
• Main Author: Amy Donovan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: Ethnography; geologic politics; Iceland; Sublime; volcanic risk; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geography (General); G1-922; Holuhraun
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/geo2.67; https://doaj.org/article/31414e60cba74b399d0655e08179ffa2

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