Can Seng Ooi – The Conversation

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June 22, 2023

Why is extreme ‘frontier travel’ booming despite the risks?

Anne Hardy, University of Tasmania; Can Seng Ooi, University of Tasmania; Hanne E F Nielsen, University of Tasmania, and Joseph M. Cheer, Western Sydney University

Not only do risky activities make people feel euphoric, they also convey status. But should there be limits on what tourists can do?

January 4, 2023

More than 100,000 tourists will head to Antarctica this summer. Should we worry about damage to the ice and its ecosystems?

Elizabeth Leane, University of Tasmania; Anne Hardy, University of Tasmania; Can Seng Ooi, University of Tasmania; Carolyn Philpott, University of Tasmania; Hanne E F Nielsen, University of Tasmania, and Katie Marx, University of Tasmania

More of us than ever want to see the ice continent. But is the environmental awakening many return with worth the emissions and possible environmental damage?

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