Paper short abstract:

The aim of the study is to examine the relationship between people and nature - more-than-human, in the north-west of Iceland. I use the term geosocialities to describe these connections and promote the proximity of these relations.

Paper long abstract:

The aim of the study is to examine the relationship between people and nature - more-than-human, in the north-west of Iceland. I use the term geosocialities (Gísli Pálsson, 2017) to describe these connections. Geosocialities refer to more-than-human relationships and promote "belonging as the world" (Wright, 2015). That humans are of the same material as the environment and are produced simultaneously geologically and socially (Yusoff, 2013).

In the research I talk to people in tourism, rangers (nature conservation) and local authorities in the region. The research shows different geosocialities among participants which can be connected to their relations to the place. Three types of geosocialities are discussed here; utilization of nature where nature is a resources for human communities to thrive; dangers caused by nature; and nature conservation where nature is vulnerable and in need of protection.