forests

Aliases: 
forestry

Vildmark and Ödemark—Swedish

Vildmark and Ödemark—Swedish

This chapter of the “Wilderness Babel” exhibition, written by historian Lars Elenius, looks at Swedish notions of wilderness and its uses over history.

Vadon and Puszta—Hungarian

Vadon and Puszta—Hungarian

This chapter of the “Wilderness babel” exhibition, written by historical ecologist and environmental historian Péter Szabó, looks at Hungarian notions of “wilderness.”

Wildnis—German

Wildnis—German

The German term Wildnis, as is demonstrated in this part of the “Wilderness Babel” exhibition by historian Patrick Kupper, has always referred to places of difference, distinct by their very separation from society’s cultivated spaces.

Erämaa—Finnish

Erämaa—Finnish

This chapter of the “Wilderness Babel” exhibition, written by historian Mikko Saikku, explores central concepts for understanding the traditional Finnish relationship with nature and use of natural resources.

Metsik Loodus, Puutumatu Loodus, and Põlisloodus—Estonian

Metsik Loodus, Puutumatu Loodus, and Põlisloodus—Estonian

This part of the “Wilderness Babel” exhibition, written by semiotician Kadri Tüur, describes how terms denoting general categories regarding nature are quite diverse in Estonia—a country where language and culture have been very intimately intertwined with landscapes and their natural conditions.