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A Sense of Place, a Sense of Time
... People's behaviors are a result of interactions between their individually held values and beliefs and the social, physical, and natural environments in which they spend time [12,[17][18][19][20]. A person's identity and values are traditionally rooted in place [21][22][23][24][25] through their unique social and cultural perceptions [21] and how they choose to spend time in a place [23,26]. People may form strong identities with a place or come to depend on the physical, psychological, or sociological resources of a place [25]. ...
... People's behaviors are a result of interactions between their individually held values and beliefs and the social, physical, and natural environments in which they spend time [12,[17][18][19][20]. A person's identity and values are traditionally rooted in place [21][22][23][24][25] through their unique social and cultural perceptions [21] and how they choose to spend time in a place [23,26]. People may form strong identities with a place or come to depend on the physical, psychological, or sociological resources of a place [25]. ...
Watersheds require collective care and management at local and regional levels to maintain their ecological health. The Chesapeake Bay’s last several decades of stagnantly poor ecological health presents a distinctive case study for explicating the challenges of motivating collective action across a diverse regional natural resource. Our study uses county- and individual-level descriptive analysis to examine interrelated framings of environmental quality, environmental sentiment, and political action at two critical moments in time—the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. We find that demographic, environmental, and political characteristics vary with distance to the Chesapeake Bay and that linked environmental and political characteristics appeared to become more polarized between 2016 and 2020. We found no evidence that local environmental quality influenced new political actions such as voting; however, people already likely to vote were influenced by their pro-environmental values such as priorities around climate change.
... Prebivalci in obiskovalci so se tem duhovom poklonili z obrednimi praznovanji. A ideja o duhovih, ki varujejo kraje, je v 18. stoletju zamrla ( Jackson, 1994), saj je pojem kraja z vzponom modernizma izrinil bolj razumski, univerzalen, merljiv pojem prostora (Relph, 2008, 34). ...
... Danes zaznav krajev ne povezujemo več neposredno z duhovi, a ideja je očitno še vedno prisotna in priljubljena. Jackson (1994) na primer zapiše, da imajo določeni kraji »privlačnost, ki daje neopredeljiv občutek ugodja, h kateremu se hočemo vedno znova vračati«. V tem vidi odmev izvornega ponavljajočega obreda, poklona duhu kraja. ...
The book presents a study of spatial differences in the sense of Ljubljana's neighborhoods, as expressed by residents of the City Municipality of Ljubljana during the studied period between 2001 and 2023. They communicated and justified their sense of the neighborhoods from three aspects: popularity, unpopularity, and fear. The research approach combines humanistic-geographic (phenomenological), behavioral-geographic, and positivist, "spatial-scientific" elements. Among the fundamental concepts addressed in the research, place, neighborhood, and the sense of places hold central positions.
... Fit e personalization Space activities Opportunities for the preferred users' activities The degree of choice offered to users Sense of comfort Lower anxiety and stress levels Encourage use of space (Whyte, 1980;Bentley, 1990) Sitting (Carmona et al., 2003;Le et al., 2020;Lindheim and Syme, 1983;Littlefair, 1991;Vernez-Moudon, 1991) Sun (Jackson, 1994;Montgomery, 1995) Resilience and robustness Urban spaces with the following qualities: ...
... It represents, as discussed at length by Harrison, a cultural view of the human setting which keeps 'the past alive in the present for the future' [23]. Extending the discourse into urban settings, J. B. Jackson [24] elegantly summarised the concept of an urban sense of place and identity with the observation that: ...
More than half the world’s population live in cities1. According to UN Habitat, we are rapidly approaching the time when five billion people will live in cities, and by 2050 this could be 7.5 billion, with much of the growth concentrated in the global south. The context for this paper is how urban growth is linked to notions of community values which cross-link to concepts of heritage. Urban places are where the majority of the world’s population lives and will increasingly do so. Inextricably linked to this proposition is that urban places are where community memories, identity and sense of place are inherent, and here is the link with heritage. What do these paces mean to us? Are there regional, national and international differences? Parallel with these ideas of urban heritage is the sense of place and attachment people have for green spaces in cities and the incremental loss of green spaces. This prompts the question of how this phenomenon has stimulated scholarly and professional attention on the concept of greening cities. Underpinning the inquiry is an understanding of how urban green growth has become regarded as critical to the well-being of people in urban areas. Central to such concerns is the role of people and their social and cultural values which shape how they see their cities. Notable also is how there has been growing concern for urban conservation since the 1990s and the need to understand cities as people spaces, not just collections of buildings. Discourse on cities as spaces for people has its roots in, and builds on, a paradigm shift in innovative thinking and concepts in the twentieth century which has continued into the twenty-first century. Mindful of this background, the paper opens with a review of the historical background to these concerns on the premise that the past is not always a foreign country2. It then moves into consideration of heritage values and the role of landscape and what we mean by values. This consideration is central to the paper and moves into an overview of the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) approach as new approaches and tools for urban conservation came into play.
... There are numerous concepts from different disciplines that describe and explore the connection between people and places. Some of the most notable include sense of place (Jackson 1995), place identity or spatial identity (Brown, Altman, and Werner 2012;Weichhart 2019), place attachment (Low and Altman 1992), belonging (Antonsich 2010), and home (Easthope 2004). In many of these concepts, "place" plays a central role, often imbued with specific meanings in contrast to the more abstract notion of "space" (Tuan 2016). ...
In late modern societies characterized by increasing mobility and individualization, temporary living and working arrangements are no longer a rare phenomenon. In many life biographies, temporary and multi‐local periods, with more than one place of residence, have become common. This paper adopts a life course perspective to explore how temporary experiences influence individuals’ perceptions of their current multi‐local arrangements and future aspirations. Moreover it investigates how multi‐local residents perceive and realize home in their life course. Based on biographical interviews with multi‐local residents in two German cities, Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig, this study aims to deepen our understanding of multi‐local living arrangement from a life course perspective and to examine its implications on the processuality of home.
... We can follow it in Anglo-Saxon culture, too (Mallett 2004). While the privilege of home-as-haven is often only accorded to the middle class in the West (Jackson 1994), the ideal of home-as-haven operates as a meta-narrative across classes. In this sense, an inability to access home-as-haven results in symbolic violence (Bourdieu 1998 Again, we have a yearning for home as a haven and a place of love. ...
We ask how being apart from home impacts the very definition of home. We conducted a content analysis of songs produced by Iranians who have left their first “home” in Iran and resettled in Los Angeles. Our findings suggest that distance from one’s home expands the definition and image of home from a structure where one dwells and calls home, to an imagined community at the personal (home family), local (hometown), and regional (homeland) levels. The 1979 revolution in Iran caused many people, including singers and songwriters, to immigrate. Many of them moved to Europe and North America. We analyzed songs from 1979 to 1999, produced in Los Angeles, as the heart of Iranian pop music after the revolution, focusing on the concept of “home.” Four main themes emerged: the “body of the home,” which includes windows, niches, and gardens; “homeland as home;” “home and family;” “home as a heaven to remember and a haven for return,” which involves home as a place for making memories and recalling them and home as a retreat. We explain how these themes are related to Iran’s situation post-revolution, the image of the Iranian home, and the singers’ situation in Los Angeles after the revolution. The most significant finding is the relationship between home and homeland. Songs use home as a metaphor for the homeland, even when describing the body of the home. The sadness about the destroyed home, hope to return to home, and the tendency to come back to their mother (or motherland) point to the singers’ emotions about their homeland. The distance from home has changed the conceptualization of “home.” The borders of home are not around the songwriters’ houses or intimate families anymore, but they are around the homeland.
... In Roman religion, they believed that the world engaged by gods or with holy spirits. Genius loci is the Latin meaning of sense of the place (Jackson, 1994). Used, the Latin type of sense of place as genius loci, interpreted as "the genius of a place" which in old times means spirit of the place. ...
This article aims to identify and extend understanding on the space perception of interior architecture space and form. Increasing the concern about the importance of the feeling about space, form and collaboration between interior architectural design and human senses. Positive influences of interior design of religious spaces effect on people's perception and emotional senses. It will study spatial impressions, with special purpose to demonstrate and illuminate the importance of religious interior space insight. It will emphasis on the environment and simulations of spaces for religious experience. The research objective is the relationship between religious interior design and genius loci, which has been shown to have strong psychological impacts on human's sense and perception. Moreover, experience and feelings have a significant role in perception of effective interior architectural design. Understanding forms in space for making a balance between the religious activities and space perception, reaching harmony with the surrounding atmosphere, sense of place or Genius Loci and integrating with spirituality are crucial in this essay. Research method of this reading is kind of qualitative, descriptive and data gathering method based on documented study. It is deductive and analyzing the case study according color and lighting perception and sense of place of the La Sagrada Familia, in Spain, which is one of the most exceptional and significant sample of the religious places in the world. Finding and result of this article is features and impact of light, color, visual forms of religious areas which create positive distraction from real life difficulties.
... Despite its complexity, the dynamic and subjective nature of sense of place becomes apparent. It is anchored in the individual's and collective sensory and cognitive experiences and develops over time (Relph, 1976;Shamai, 1991) and in relation to time (Jackson, 1995). According to Tuan (1975Tuan ( , 1997) the experiential processes a person undergoes at and with a place serve as the paths for the development of emotional bonds with it. ...
This paper explores the relationships between place and subjective well-being. Despite the substantial growth in studies on this topic across multiple disciplines, there is still a long road ahead for urban planning theory. This work introduces a novel conceptual framework that illustrates in a structured manner the interrelations between place and subjective well-being, uncovering the mediating role of sense of place and highlighting the transformative potential of micro- and small-sized businesses in shaping urban neighbourhoods’ sense of place. The study emphasizes the significance of understanding subjective well-being at the neighbourhood scale for informed urban planning and policy making, contributing to the theoretical discourse on people-place relations.
... Riparian landscapes are "eco-symbols" because of their distinctive ecological and cultural characteristics, with a resemblance to features like hedgerows and paddy fields or to mountain features, embodying both ecological and symbolic significance for social groups and their surroundings (Berque et al., 1994, cited in Naiman et al., 2005. Furthermore, these landscapes, in the words of Jackson (1994), "come alive at certain periods of time" (Naiman et al., 2005, p. 239). In the same vein, Nassauer (1997) states that there is a dynamic interplay between natural environmental processes and cultural elements. ...
Riparian areas serve as interfaces between terrestrial and aquatic (including glaciers and glacial lakes) ecosystems, playing a crucial role in shaping landscapes, supporting flora and fauna diversity, and supporting human communities. Thus, riparian areas maintain ecological, cultural, and socio-economic resilience, enriching communities dependent on these ecosystems. Riparian areas are of great ecological value and have immense potential for tourism. However, the touristic value of riparian zones has largely remained unexplored and is confined mainly to the area of river-based recreational activities. This paper proposes “riparian tourism” as a holistic and sustainable form of tourism that encompasses both consumptive and non-consumptive forms of tourism. The exploration of the subject and the conceptualization of this potentially globally appealing form of tourism have the potential to offer entrepreneurial and touristic opportunities, especially for local communities, thereby ensuring not only ecological but also socio-economic benefits. The paper delves into creating a conceptual framework for riparian tourism, e.g. cryo-tourism. The research in this sense contributes greatly to increasing the discourse on sustainable tourism and emphasizes the urgency to incorporate tourism and conservation actions in riparian areas which are greatly impacted by the changing climate.
... Certain places evoke an indescribable sense of well-being, drawing users to revisit them repeatedly (Jackson, 1994). Tuan (1977) contends that the distinctive characteristics of places, such as dramatic landscapes or intense experiences, prompt almost immediate, intimate and emotional associations (Tuan, 1977). ...
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Historic neighborhoods in the Global South face challenges like urban core shrinkage and gentrification, impacting residents' socio-cultural dynamics. This qualitative study aims to identify critical aspects contributing to the deterioration of historic fabrics during the revitalisation process and explore their influence on residents' attachment to the Aghazaman neighbourhood in Sanandaj City, Iran. Data was collected from 17 experts using semi-structured interviews. The analysis followed Braun and Clarke's six-step thematic approach: familiarization with the data, generating initial codes, searching for themes, reviewing themes, defining and naming themes, and producing the report. This process identified five themes from 54 codes: (1) strengthening identity, motivation, and ownership; (2) building inclusive and vibrant communities; (3) ensuring socioeconomic adaptation and residents' empowerment; (4) boosting functional adaptation for standard living; and (5) enhancing infrastructure for connected living with the environment. These themes illustrate the factors influencing residents' attachment during the revitalisation process and demonstrate how identity formation can enhance attachment to dilapidated neighbourhoods, thereby strengthening revitalisation efforts. The study contributes to an integral framework for addressing the aspects involved in nurturing residents' attachment, which is a key factor in facilitating sustained revitalisation efforts. From an empirical perspective, there is a need for revitalisation efforts to integrate cultural values, nurture neighbourhood attachment, and preserve identity. While holistic community engagement approaches are recognised, the study also emphasises the need for identity-driven interventions to address shortcomings in enhancing attachment and community well-being, even in community-driven initiatives.
... Creating authentic places, then, is not just about design and aesthetics, but about fostering connections between people and their environment. It involves integrating the physical, cultural, and social elements of a place in ways that reflect and enhance its unique character and history [15]. This is where the principle of 'genius loci' comes into play. ...
This study explores the integration of phenomenology in urban placemaking, focusing on the Ghobeiry neighborhood in Beirut. By examining the transformation of a public garden through a phenomenological lens, this research highlights the impact of a bottom-up approach in urban design. The methodology combines a literature review with empirical data gathered from interviews and observations within the community. The findings indicate that the initial top-down development of the public garden failed to resonate with residents, leading to its neglect. However, a shift towards community engagement, initiated by a local social activist, encouraged a sense of ownership and transformed the space into a vibrant, meaningful area. This study contributes to urban planning literature by demonstrating the practical application of phenomenological principles, emphasizing the importance of community involvement in creating authentic urban spaces. It underscores the need for inclusive, participatory approaches in urban development, offering insights into the transformative potential of engaging local narratives and experiences.
... Authenticity and sense of place According to Jackson [66], "sense of place" pertains to the atmosphere, environmental quality, and the inexplicable sense of well-being that draws people back to a location. Isaacs [67] extends this concept to perceptions and urban design quality. ...
“Context” holds a broad meaning in architectural discourse, and its definition and components have evolved over time. A comparison between contemporary parametric design and overall architectural practices reveals a contradictory connotation of context in these discourses. In parametric design, as it is currently practiced, the concept of “context” appears to have shifted primarily toward energy considerations and quantifiable parameters, neglecting the broader range of site forces. However, it raises the question of whether parametric design can still be considered contextual and sustainable design when it overlooks compatibility with broader contextual dimensions such as cultural, social, and historical forces. To answer this question, we establish a clear and comprehensive definition of “context” in overall architectural practices by exploring the different meanings and epistemologies of “context” in cultural, social, historical, physical, environmental, political, and economic domains. This process helps us determine which context components can be incorporated into parametric architecture and which cannot, thereby aiding in the integration of sustainability principles into parametric design. The results show that while physical and environmental components can be included in parametric architecture, intangible parameters such as cultural, historical, social, economic, and political aspects cannot be easily quantified and thus are difficult to incorporate.
... Miguel A. Valerio looks at the sangamento in the context of Mexico, in (Valerio 2019). 4 Approaches to landscape in the humanities can be found in (Bender 1993;Jackson 1986Jackson , 1994Jackson , 2000Upton 1984). For an important theory of space, see (Lefebvre [1974(Lefebvre [ ] 1991 For this relation between Yemayá and the Virgin of Regla, see (Martín [1930] 2004); (Viarnes 2008); and (Brown 2003). ...
The ferry from Havana to Regla, Cuba, transports visitors from today’s cruise ship docks across a brief stretch of water in about 20 min. Despite its brevity, this watery passage symbolically foregrounds the Marian devotion on the southern rim of the grand harbor. In this way, water conjoins African diasporic histories of enslavement, labor, survival, resistance, daily life, and religiosity within Havana Bay, into which two urban geographies project. Regla historically served as a municipality for dockworkers and shipwrights and became an enclave for identity creation, civil association, and religious worship for people of African descent. The church and sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de Regla (“Our Lady of Regla”) has nurtured this connection as it houses effigies of the venerated Virgin, adorned in blue. The Virgin of Regla represents one of two, along with El Cobre, of the most important Marian devotions on the island of Cuba and is the focus of insular and diasporic pilgrimage. In Regla, the Virgin’s nautical iconography decorates the sanctuary and historically connects her to the working populations who sustained this devotion as they serviced Havana Harbor with their labor. Adjacent to the church is a waterfront park that looks out on the water and the city of Havana beyond. Bordered on one side by a low wall, the park incorporates a large ceiba tree, ceiba pentandra, also known as the silk cotton or kapok tree, a tropical species with a large trunk and spreading tree canopy native to Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean, northern South America, and West Africa (with a similar variety found in South and Southeast Asia). This article considers landscape as a methodology for examining the interplay of this tree and the adjacent church as interwoven and mutually reinforcing sites of devotion for the worship of the Virgin Mary and the oricha Yemayá in Regla, Cuba, with a view toward a broader set of local and global spaces.
... En la literatura existente, el apego al lugar ha sido referido por una amplia variedad de términos según el contexto cultural o la formación académica del investigador. Estos incluyen topofilia/amor por el lugar (Tuan, 1974), arraigo (Tuan, 1980), identidad de lugar (Blake, 1999;Marsh, 1987), sentido de lugar (Jackson, 1994), territorialidad (Lawson, 2001), sentido de comunidad (Perkins y Long, 2002), patria (Smith y White, 2004), lazos emocionales con el lugar (Lewicka, 2005; Chamlee-Wright y Storr, 2009) y dependencia del lugar (Hernández et al., 2014). Las conceptualizaciones se enfocan en describir los sentimientos que los humanos asocian con espacios específicos. ...
El vínculo emocional entre las personas y los lugares que habitan es crucial en el diseño, intervención y comprensión de espacios urbanos. El artículo busca captar las nociones de Foucault sobre la heterotopía como marco teórico para abordar el apego al lugar en la realidad material y simbólica de las ciudades postmodernas. Este artículo investiga las interconexiones teóricas y conceptuales entre las dimensiones del apego al lugar y las heterotopías y sus implicaciones a escala ciudad. El problema abordado se deriva de la escasa investigación sobre la construcción de apego al lugar en espacios heterotópicos. Se presenta la caracterización de un parque urbano de la ciudad de Monterrey como una heterotopía y las connotaciones para el estudio del apego al lugar en este entorno. Los resultados resaltan la importancia de un análisis desde heterotopías urbanas como estrategia para comprender el funcionamiento del apego al lugar en la complejidad de las ciudades postmodernas. Se proporciona una valiosa contribución en las consideraciones para estudiar el papel del apego al lugar como un fenómeno dinámico y multiescalar en la sociedad actual.
... This phenomenological approach attempts to explain the relationship between a place and an individual through lived experience (Raymond et al., 2017) and it emphasizes subjectivity. Anthropologists define sense of place as "a symbolic relationship people have with a piece of land" (Low & Altman, 1992); Geographers define "the aesthetic, tactile, or emotional bonds individuals form with a geographical place or setting" is the sense of place (Steele, 1981); and sociologists define sense of place as "community attachment and local sentiment based on how individuals both understand and are oriented toward a place" (Jackson, 1994). ...
There is a growing interest in the field of sense of place research due to its influence on community participation. However, this area faces primary limitations characterized by terminological and conceptual ambiguity and challenges related to empirical operationalization. This paper aims to explore the dynamics of sense of place among the members of Crow Island Beach Park Management Society (BPMS), Sri Lanka. This study adopts a case study research design and through purposive snowball sampling 16 individuals were selected for interviews. Several recurring themes emerged when analyzing the interview-derived data, forming a conceptual progression resembling a ladder. The findings of this study reveal distinct stages of progression from placelessness, connected, committed, commend the place is best and consecrate the place over personal aspirations. The themes contributed to the development of ‘a ladder of sense of place’. This novel conceptual framework broadens existing notions of sense of place and introduces new dimensions to measurement scales. It can serve as a valuable tool for urban designers, planners, landscape architects and policymakers, enabling them to conduct qualitative assessments of individuals' sense of place on a local level. Moreover, it facilitates community participation in place-making and environmental management.
... Furthermore, housing policy plays a somewhat indirect but major role in boosting the inhabitants' mental health and overall well-being Housing is one of the most basic demands of the urban population. Humans spend more than 90% of their time indoors, and Jackson (1995) claims that a "sense of place" is a concept in public health that has been extensively researched. In a nutshell, a person's mental health and wellbeing can be directly impacted by factors at home. ...
... It is my belief that a sense of place is something that we ourselves create in the course of time. It is the result of habit or custom" [10] . ...
... In the theory of "sense of place", the subjective nature of human perception of place and the significance of positive subjective feelings in spreading well-being and creating value [69,70] have led to a wide range of research on place since 2001. Health geography is one of the contexts in which the theory of therapeutic landscapes was formed, which argues about landscapes mainly in cultural, theoretical, and medical dimensions [71]. ...
The pursuit of a healthy and comfortable living environment is a key developmental objective for human society. Therapeutic landscapes play a significant role in improving environmental conditions within these spaces. However, current research suggests that there is still much to be explored in this field, particularly in communal open spaces. Based on the Web of Science literature database and using the CiteSpace visualization tool, this study launched a literature review search on the existing research content on therapeutic landscapes in community spaces by means of publication volume analysis, spatial distribution, keyword analysis, co-citation clustering analysis, keyword timeline, and co-occurring word analysis. Based on the research results, the current status and direction of related research are outlined, and the research hotspots and future trends in this field are analyzed. Current research comprises multiple interdisciplinary branches, such as geography, public space, modern medicine, care, horticultural therapy, urban ecology, and more, with theoretical research, caregiving, spatial territories, and research methodology as the main research vectors. It is clear from this study that the current research on community therapeutic landscapes suffers from a lack of coordination between theoretical and practical development, and the related design practice activities are in a vulnerable stage of development. In terms of the population served, specialized research will be one of the directions of development, as there has been a gradual increase in the number of spatial research on the prevention and complementary treatment of various diseases for subdivided groups. At the same time, the research focus in this field has shifted from the physical health of users to their mental health, leading to a trend of public service development with the objective of social health.
... The idea of "sense of place" encompasses the various ways in which people connect with the surroundings they live in (Cross, 2001;Ruddick, 2014). According to the context in which they are being analysed, sense of place definitions can range from: anthropological perspectives pertaining to the symbolic connection people have with a piece of land (Low & Altman, 1992); environmental perspectives, which describe the experience an individual has when in a specific setting (Low & Altman, 1992); geographic perspectives, which describe the aesthetic, tactile, or emotional bonds people form with a geographic place or setting (Steele, 1981); historical perspectives, which describe the connection people make through the presentation and repetition of historical events (Tuan, 1974); and sociological viewpoints that take into account local feeling and community attachment based on how people see and comprehend a place (Jackson, 1994). ...
... Therefore, the Early Bronze Age and the Roman period are regarded here as dominant phases within the lifespan of the two archaeologically attributed footpaths. Subsequently, any later (including recent) use of these trails could not be excluded, as recurrent use of existing trail systems is a well-known phenomenon (Jackson, 1994). Hence, we consider these two footpaths to be under longterm use during the Holocene, rather than proclaiming their absolute formation only to the specified archaeological periods. ...
The global distribution of footpaths and their inferred antiquity implies that they are widespread spatial and temporal anthropogenic landscape units. Arid environments are of special interest for investigating historically used footpaths, as older routes may preserve better due to minimal modern impact and slower pedogenic processes. Here we examine footpaths in the Judean Desert of the southern Levant, a human hotspot throughout the Holocene. We studied one modern and two archaeological footpaths (one attributed to the Early Bronze Age and one to the Roman period) using micromorphology, bulk samples laboratory analysis, and remote sensing. Field observations and color analysis indicate that footpaths in the studied arid limestone environment can result in brighter surface color than their non-path surroundings. Similar color changes are reflected using both laboratory analysis and high-resolution remote sensing, where the difference is also significant. Microscopically, the footpaths studied tend to be less porous and with fewer biogenic activities when compared to their non-path controls. However, the two ancient footpaths studied do exhibit minimal indicators of biogenic activities that are not detectable in the modern footpath sample. Our study shows that high-resolution remote sensing coupled with micromorphology, while using appropriate local modern analogies, can help to locate and assess both the environmental effect and the antiquity of footpaths.
... The process of approaching the site-specific began with the interaction with the three religious places (Tree of Life Chapel, Chapel of the Immaculate and Church of Cedofeita) and was carried out through permanence and movements within them. The slow pace of these two actions allowed not only their registration but also the assimilation of the sensations of discovering the places, which were ordered from the memories of the places, thus highlighting the dimension of sensitive and affective experience (Jackson 1994). Observing the physical and digital records of the two actions carried out during the fieldwork, we noticed that they did not involve a subjective organization of the place but an intervention in the order of the elements presented. ...
In this essay, we explore and deepen the confluence between sound and image, linking and relating concepts, purposes and coherence of artistic practices mediating and reconfiguring the memory of religious places. We observed that the performativity of memory, as an autobiographical concept, can be enhanced through live audiovisual performances in religious places. We have established that the performativity of memory in religious places can promote a spatial ‘self’, creating dynamic, immersive and physical experiences in the religious places. And we argue that the construction of this spatial ‘self’ involves processes of social and artistic reconfiguration that contribute to transforming not only the social dynamics within the community but also the artistic representations of memory. These main findings were reached following a process of research through artistic practice, thus a systematization of the processes involved in approaching three religious places. It also assumes the (de)construction of the sense of place throughout a personal reading on the mediation through nonverbal means. In this research, we also observed that the aesthetic and performative configurations can have an impact on the most individual manifestations of religion, religiosity and religious belief, influencing the interpretation and creation of meaning, evoking emotional and spiritual responses.
This paper identifies and assesses the ability of luxury resorts to form and preserve a local community’s culture and identity through their architectural designs, specifically analyzing the AYANA Resort and the Maya Ubud Resort in Bali, Indonesia. Two central factors are examined: how the contemporary designs incorporate references to vernacular architecture and how the design promotes sustainability by responding to the local climate. Sustainability, in this case, encompasses both environmental and cultural preservation. The paper further analyzes the significance of such architectural decisions in the resorts’ roles in the grand scheme of the entire surrounding community. Specific details are also examined to unveil the historical meaning of the buildings. In contrast to standardized international hotels, these resorts have proven to have a more valuable impact on the region’s community. The infusion of distinct local identity in architecture can fortify diversity and uniqueness in the modern world.
This paper argues that the second presidency of Donald J. Trump represents the decline of both American democracy and American imperialism. American power was at its peak during the postwar boom and early Cold War when its imperialism could appear to be universalism. In this period, American democracy was legitimized by Fordist mass society. This period was the height of social liberalism, in which inequalities within the United States were being reduced. Imperialism is the capitalist attempt to solve the intractable contradiction between global economy and the nation-state. This intractable contradiction reasserted itself as growing international economic competition became the full-scale globalization of industrial capitalist production. Neoliberalism responded to the crisis tendencies of globalization by undermining the national social contract and disorganizing social life. With the collapse of its superpower adversary, the Soviet Union, the United States sought to use military dominance to shore up its declining relative economic power. This attempt, doomed to failure, unveiled naked American imperialism, undermined the universalistic ethos that previously legitimized American democracy, and produced fascist tendencies that fueled Trump’s rise to the presidency. This president’s rise to power is the product of the intractable contradictions facing imperialism in the age of globalized production.
Memories can be made visible on the landscape resulting from people’s commemorative decisions. Remembering is a thoroughly social and political process, a realm of contestation and controversy. The past tends to be constantly selected, filtered and restructured in terms set by the questions and necessities of the present. Hence each landscape can raise questions about the political aesthetics and organisational forms utilised in their construction, and about the inclusions and exclusions of social groups and modes of memory, which each permits. The connection of the nature of ruins to the collective memory debate provides further opportunities to analyse the processes of landscape formation. Duncan and Duncan (2010, p.231) asserts that the landscape serves as a vast repository of symbolism, iconography and ideology, as symbols of order and social relationships, such as ruins, can be interpreted by those who know the language of built forms. Edensor (2005b, p.4) writes that ruins comprise human-made parts and parts that nature is taking back through overgrowth. Ruins have their own time, place, space and life. Diverse rates of decay mean that some spaces and objects are erased whilst others remain. These processes create a particularly dense and disorganised ‘temporal collage’ of memory. Hence according to scholars such as Edensor (2005b, p.4) memory is narrated and conceived of as an unfolding succession of stories the produce a plenitude of fragmented stories, omitted memories, fantasies and inexplicable objects. This paper investigates the question of the role of ruins in the production of memory in the land- scape. In particular, it uses the pilgrimage site of Gougane Barra at the source of the river Lee, County Cork, Ireland to investigate meanings and the human experience associated with that meaning in ruins as part of the landscape.
Marisa Scheinfeld's 2016 book, The Borscht Belt: Revisiting the Remains of America's Jewish Vacationland, is a visual communication package that offers a short history of the region's role in Jewish tourism and her photographs of the remaining hotels. This research examines how Scheinfeld created a book of remembrance while being optimistic in the regeneration of New York's Catskills. The Borscht Belt is told through an interpretation of a purposive sample of photographs that demonstrate Scheinfeld's photographic style and how the photographs are connected through their placement in the book. Additional background was provided by Scheinfeld through an interview with the author. The book is a vital connection between the region's history and its future.
Progress toward the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and the most recent Chesapeake Bay watershed agreement has slowed, with reports indicating either are unlikely to meet their goals. This essay examines the link between democratic backsliding and place-based voting and how in our current era of political polarization it will be especially difficult to meet the sustainable development goals of large-scale natural resources. This growing threat is examined through a critical review of seminal readings, research studies, and recent data describing how an alignment of national-level social identities with political parties has eroded peoples’ bond to place over the last 30 years in the United States. Place is presented as a personally, culturally, and spatially critical concept that informs and motivates the pro-environmental collective actions necessary to achieve sustainable development goals. The long-standing environmental problems of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, a multi-jurisdictional natural resource necessary for the environmental, economic, and recreational well-being of millions of people, are described here to illustrate the importance of place-based efforts in coordinating collective action across a large, heterogeneous, socio-spatial natural resource.
Stone Town, located in Unguja Island, Zanzibar, is one of East Africa's oldest towns, showcasing Swahili urbanism and culture influenced by Arab, European, Indian, and African heritage. Its unique architecture reflects a rich cultural diversity shaped by historical trade and economic activities. Despite its appeal to residents and visitors, the rapid urbanization of Zanzibar City poses a threat to Stone Town's historical identity. This study explores the crucial role of Stone Town's heritage in promoting sustainable urban growth and how local perceptions of heritage values influence future development. Through qualitative methods such as interviews and participatory workshops, this research illustrated how conserving Stone Town's heritage can shape Zanzibar's urban future. The findings reveal that Stone Town holds significance beyond its architecture, deeply intertwining with residents' way of life and their desire to see similar patterns in the new parts of the city. This study is part of an ongoing PhD research project focused on proposing comprehensive planning frameworks to integrate heritage conservation into urban policy, ensuring the city's cultural, social, economic, and environmental sustainability.
In this research, neighbourhood “sense of place” was analysed as a subjective experience, with an emphasis on three interwoven components: imaginative reflection of the environment, evaluative knowledge of the environment, and emotional reaction to the environment. The research methodology was aligned with the understanding of the three components of “sense of place” and enabled a broader understanding of the complexity of this phenomenon. The analysis of the results showed differences in neighbourhood sentiments within the same city, whereby respondents from different neighbourhoods emphasized different aspects of their environment. Respondents from the local council area of Cvjetno naselje mostly emphasized the aesthetic aspects of their neighbourhood, greenery, orderliness and general appearance, while respondents from Vrbik emphasized the liveliness of their neighbourhood and the availability of shops and services. Respondents from Kanal showed a lower degree of rootedness in their neighbourhood, while respondents from the local council areas of Trnje and Kanal showed a greater degree of indifference to their neighbourhoods and, in general, less satisfaction compared to others. The analysis also showed how various factors, such as time spent living in a neighbourhood, age, education and housing status, influence sense of place.
Urban street facades, containing visible buildings and facades, are crucial for improving the city's environment. However, there's a lack of attention to these components, particularly in the Urban Facades area. The study aims to evaluate and explain urban landscape quality components, investigate response types in facades, and their significance in Kermanshah city's North-South Corridor. The current study is designed with an applied goal and a descriptive-analytical research approach. Furthermore, the data gathering approach is based on field and desk research, and data analysis tools include questionnaires, SPSS, and Amos Graphics software. The study's findings show that goals are pursued in the urban landscape section, with structural components including visual-aesthetic-cognitive, semantic-perceptual, functional-activity, environmental, sense of place, and function dimensions, each with important criteria and indicators. Furthermore, on the urban context-oriented facade, the objective component with a factor load of 0.928 outperforms the subjective component with a factor load of 0.911. The research concludes with the introduction of four components in physical, perceptual, functional, and aesthetic aspects to improve the quality of the urban landscape in Urban Facades. Furthermore, it is proposed to enhance the urban environment of Kermanshah by focusing more on the dimensions and criteria of the objective and subjective components.
Aim: The rapid urbanization of cities and recent issues such as the pandemic have underscored the importance of these urban open places as experiential realms. The aim of this study is to elucidate the effects of the environmental characteristics provided by streets within the scope of urban open places on the formation of place experience and sense of place. Method: Kahramanmaraş Street, which holds significant historical and cultural importance for the city of Trabzon by bridging the past and present, was chosen as the research area. To this end, surveys including the Environmental Characteristics Assessment Scale and the Sense of Place Assessment Scale were conducted with 211 participants. Results: It has been revealed that environmental characteristics are explained in three factors: functional, social, and perceptual, while sense of place is explained in three factors: place dependence, place identity, and place attachment. When examining the factors influencing sense of place, it is observed that functional, social, and perceptual characteristics, along with length of residence factors, have been added to the model. Conclusion: The research results revealed that the most effective factor in the sense of place is the social features offered by the place. Among the environmental factors, the high interaction of social features with the sense of place shows the importance of features such as providing the opportunity to participate in informal activities offered by the environment and enabling various activities. Therefore, when designing open spaces, features that facilitate communal use should be considered. These results of the research provide information about which environmental features create a sense of place in the transformation of streets with historical and cultural value for cities.
The Chesapeake Bay watershed encompasses six states and the District of Columbia. Consequently, the people within it display great diversity in terms of values, allegiances, and experiences. That diversity may help to explain an apparent inability to coordinate actions aimed at redressing the dismal water quality throughout the watershed. In this paper, we bridge theory to an applied scenario to examine the importance of developing a collective identity within the watershed to bring about changes in individual behavior and policies. We present the current conditions of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, propose a stage model for the development of a collective watershed identity, outline theoretically grounded determinants of each stage, and discuss the challenges in developing a collective identity. We further suggest several guiding questions for future research.
Understanding how people choose routes in urban environments is essential for effective urban planning. While conventional transportation studies focus on utilitarian decision-making, this research investigates the complex interplay between human-environment interactions and emotional attachments to places, which influence transportation choices. Specifically, we examine the impact of sense of place in pedestrian route choice within a densely populated urban university community. Unlike typical urban settings characterized by clear roads and landmarks, university environments often feature intricate layouts with diffuse pathways, shared spaces, and a lack of clear spatial hierarchies. This complexity challenges conventional spatial knowledge acquisition methods. Individuals navigating such environments tend to rely on socio-sensory wayfinding strategies, developing emotional connections to specific places and routes over time. Consequently, route choices in these contexts may not always be deliberate but rather subconscious and nuanced. Our study focuses on elucidating the impact of the sense of place—a composite of conscious and subconscious perceptions, emotions, and attachments to a location—on daily route decisions. Through structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis, we demonstrate that the sense of place significantly influences route choices within community building complexes, surpassing utilitarian considerations as a primary explanatory factor. These findings underscore the importance of emotional and psychological factors in shaping urban route decisions, offering valuable insights for urban planning and management strategies.
Este estudio tiende puentes transhistóricos y transculturales entre el clásico literario del Siglo de Oro español Don Quijote de la Mancha, de Miguel de Cervantes, y uno de los objetos culturales japoneses más mediatizados de las últimas décadas: One Piece, de Eiichirō Oda. Explorando las posibilidades pedagógicas de este enfoque comparativo en el aula, se examinan los principios operativos que comparten ambas obras. Se argumenta que la comparación con One Piece puede arrojar luz sobre las dimensiones históricas, políticas y sociales de Don Quijote y conectar con las experiencias y preocupaciones de los estudiantes actuales. Se analizan ejemplos específicos de la obra de Oda en relación con episodios y personajes de esta novela cervantina, identificando cómo los protagonistas de ambas representan estilos de vida alternativos y/o desviados (socialmente no sancionados) encarnando, literalmente, un deseo “loco” de experimentar, afirmándose en la experiencia sobre el consumo vicario de ilusiones. Destacando el viaje como elemento central y compartido, se sostiene que esta aproximación comparativa no solo enriquece la comprensión de un texto clásico de la literatura en español como Don Quijote de la Mancha, sino que también preserva en él un sentido de urgencia histórica y cultural, haciéndolo más relevante y atractivo para los estudiantes de la acuñada generación Z.
In this chapter, we discuss the social contribution of inclusive property management and placemaking in nurturing neighborhood empowerment, social capital, environmental sustainability and community wellbeing from multiple theoretical frameworks. In Hong Kong, the placemaking of inclusive housing management can nurture innovative neighborhoods where a range of residential, commercial, landscaping, artistic and civic functions coexist in close proximity coupled with people-oriented services, convenient facilities and attractive local features to create vibrant conditions, in which diverse people interact and engage to produce rich social experiences and new ideas, making the neighborhood urban environment a greener, happier and more humane community. Inclusive housing management in Hong Kong provides a good example of how we can build a neighborhood community that is empowering and cohesive. The role of housing management services in neighborhoods is indispensable, particularly in creating lovable homes, building social capital, promoting social engagement, fostering a sense of belonging, creating liveable communities and protecting health.
This study seeks to empirically contribute to the analysis and interpretation of issues related to “sense of place” in terms of environment and tourism, particularly in national parks. In this sense, a conceptual model was developed that identifies the explanatory factors of the “sense of place”, such as: “place identity” and “place dependence”. The empirical work resorted to the quantitative method to obtain the data that portray the Kazbegi National Park case study. The questionnaire was carried out with the aim of relating the experience of tourists with the place, the feeling of place, their activities, their attitudes towards the development of current conditions of tourism and future improvements. The results show that tourists who visit Kazbegi National Park have significant levels of “place attachment”, “place identity”, “place dependence” and satisfaction with the place.
Este artículo presenta una reflexión multifacética sobre las diferentes estrategias implementadas para obtener conocimiento en el sistema educativo. Con el afán de ilustrar este complejo proceso, se presenta la paradoja de los saltamontes y las orugas. Esta paradoja tiene gran relevancia, pues apunta a un proceso que ha alterado los cimientos de la enseñanza y el aprendizaje en una era donde las tic han alcanzado niveles sofisticados. Las actitudes de los saltamontes —intuitivas, no lineales, proactivas— y de las orugas —estructuradas, predictivas, reactivas— tienen un impacto profundo y permanente en la dinámica de la relación entre maestro y estudiante. Esta reflexión culmina con recomendaciones para estimular el potencial académico de los saltamontes y las orugas en el sistema educativo.
The Gisborne District Council (‘the Council’) wishes to enhance the sense of place at the Cook Landing Site (‘the site’). To help achieve this goal, the Council commissioned this study. Fifteen options are evaluated with respect to their merit in promoting a sense of place, and a series of site strategies is generated to marry together the best options. Critical factors that underpin a successful sense of place strategy are identified and a
landscape concept is proposed.
Because the Council sought an assessment of sense of place, this report is focused upon the visitor’s experience at the site (their sensing and interpretation of the site). It is not an
evaluation of mechanisms to protect the site’s historic heritage values per se. These two things are linked, however: in order to promote sense of place, it is imperative that the
site’s values are protected.
This assessment will be used by the Council to review provisions for the site in the Combined Regional Land and District Plan (‘the District Plan’). It may also be used by other parties with an interest in the Cook Landing Site, including the Tairawhiti Navigational Traditions Project Team which is preparing a plan for light infrastructure and interpretation of key sites in the region, including the Cook Landing Site.
The primary focus of this book is to introduce an inventory of proposed cultural landscapes in Israel that have been identified, researched, and mapped by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority. The first step of identifying cultural landscapes in Israel was based on adapting the definitions developed in the international conventions to the Israeli context. A second goal was to stress the local attributes of natural, social, and cultural values and to reflect a broad range of experiences.
This study seeks to empirically contribute to the analysis and interpretation of issues related to "sense of place" in terms of environment and tourism, particularly in national parks. In this sense, a conceptual model was developed that identifies the explanatory factors of the "sense of place", such as: "place identity", "place dependence". The empirical work resorted to the quantitative method to obtain the data that portray the Kazbegi National Park case study. The questionnaire was carried out with the aim of relating the experience of tourists with the place, the feeling of place, their activities, their attitudes towards the development of current conditions of tourism and future improvements. The results show that tourists who visit Kazbegi National Park have significant levels of "place attachment", "place identity", "place dependence" and satisfaction with the place. Keywords: Sense of place, identity to the place, experience of the place
In the complex field of urban phenomenon analysis and representation, this text addresses the evolution of works specifically dedicated to investigating the relationships established between individuals and the city. It focuses its attention on one of the less studied aspects: the cartographic representation of subjective, emotional, and perceptual aspects related to the experience of navigating and inhabiting an urban space. The city cannot be considered as a neutral or objective space; on the contrary, there will always be an imaginary construct that shapes and accompanies it. This imaginary construct, which determines our way of perceiving, being, and moving within the city, is fundamental for a comprehensive understanding of urban processes and dynamics. Approaching this dialectical relationship between the physical and subjective dimensions of the city, which is intangible in itself, through analysis and graphic representation is now possible thanks totheoretical and, above all, technological advancements. The objective of this text is to contextualize this process by presenting two frames of reference: one conceptual, linked to the evolution of the term “landscape,” and another methodological, focused on presenting the technical advancements that have been decisive in the evolution of this type of representation. We take a journey through cartographic experiences initiated in the 1960s and arrive at some of the most innovative research lines in this field, such as Biomapping, real-time cartographies, or intelligent cartographies. The aim of the article is to reinforce and emphasize the utility of graphic expression as a tool for urban and territorial decision-making, highlighting its capacity to represent even the most sensitive and complex data. Through a panoramic view of the advancements achieved in recent decades regarding these types of cartographies, it illustrates the interesting convergence that can be delineated today between the traditionally connected areas of graphic expression in Architecture and Urbanism and the new scenarios of data management and analysis.
69 ﺷﻬﺮ ﻫﻮﻳﺖ ﻧﺸﺮﻳﻪ / ﺳﺎل دوم / ﺷﻤﺎره 2 / ﺗﺎﺑﺴﺘﺎن و ﺑﻬﺎر 87 ﻣ ـ ﮑ ــ ﺎﻥ دﻛﺘﺮ ﻣﺪﻳﺮي آﺗﻮﺳﺎ * ﻣﻘ درﻳﺎﻓﺖ ﺗﺎرﻳﺦ ـ ﺎﻟﻪ : 17 / 01 / 87 ﻧﻬﺎﻳﻲ ﭘﺬﻳﺮش ﺗﺎرﻳﺦ : 15 / 05 / 87 ﭼﻜﻴﺪه : ﭼﻬﺎرﭼﻮب در ﻣﻜﺎن ﻧﻈﺮﻳﺎت ﺑﺮرﺳﻲ ﻣﻘﺎﻟﻪ ﻫﺪف اﺳـﺖ ﭘﺪﻳﺪارﺷﻨﺎﺳـﺎﻧﻪ و اﻧﺘﻘـﺎدي ، اﺛﺒـﺎﺗﻲ روﻳﻜـﺮد ﺳـﻪ. ﺑﺨـﺶ در ﻧﺨﺴﺖ ﺑﻪ ﺟﺎﻧﺒﻪ ﻫﻤﻪ روﻳﻜﺮدي ﺑﺎ ﻣﻜﺎن ﺗﻌﺎرﻳﻒ و ﺷـﺪه داده ﺑﺴﻂ اﺻﻠﻲ ﻣﻔﺎﻫﻴﻢ و ﭘﺪﻳﺪارﺷﻨﺎﺳﺎن ﻧﻈﺮﻳﺎت ﺑﻪ دوم ﺑﺨﺶ در ﻣﻲ ﭘﺮداﺧﺘﻪ ﺷﻮﻟﺘﺰ و راﻟﻒ ﺗﻮﺳﻂ ﺷﻮد. ﺳﻮم ﺑﺨﺶ ﻣﻘﺎﻟﻪ ً ﻋﻤـﺪﺗﺎ ﻛﻪ اﺳﺖ اﻧﺘﻘﺎدﻫﺎﻳﻲ روﻳﻜـﺮد ﺑـﻪ ﻫﺎﺑﺮﻣـﺎس و ﻣـﺴﻲ ﺻـﺮف ﻣﻲ اراﺋﻪ ﻣﻜﺎن ﭘﺪﻳﺪارﺷﻨﺎﺳﻲ ﻛﻨﻨﺪ. اﺛﺒﺎت ﻣﻌﻴﺎرﻫﺎي و راﻫﻜﺎرﻫﺎ ﻧﻈﺮﻳﺎت، ﺑﻪ ﻣﻘﺎﻟﻪ ﭼﻬﺎرم ﺑﺨﺶ ﻛﺎﻧﺘﺮ و ﻣﻮﻧﺘﮕﻤﺮي ﻧﻈﻴﺮ ﮔﺮاﻫﺎ ﺷﻮد ﻣﻲ ﭘﺮداﺧﺘﻪ. ﻣﻲ ﺑﻜﺎر ﻣﻜﺎن ﺗﻌﺮﻳﻒ در ﭘﺪﻳﺪارﺷﻨﺎﺳﺎن ﻛﻪ اﺻﻠﻲ ﻣﻔﺎﻫﻴﻢ اﺳﺖ ﺷﻨﺎﺳﻲ ﻣﻮﺿﻊ و ﺑﺮون و درون ﻣﻔﻬﻮم ﮔﻴﺮﻧﺪ،. روﻳﻜـﺮد ﻧﻘﺶ ﺑﻪ اﻧﺘﻘﺎدي ﻣ ﺳـﻪ ﻗﺎﻟـﺐ در اﺛﺒﺎﺗﻲ روﻳﻜﺮد و ﭘﺮدازد ﻣﻲ ﻣﻜﺎن ﮔﻴﺮي ﺷﻜﻞ در اﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻲ و اﻗﺘﺼﺎدي ﺳﺎﺧﺘﺎرﻫﺎي ﺆ ﻟﻔـﻪ ي ﺷﻜﻞ ﻓﻌﺎﻟﻴﺖ و ﻣﻌﻨﺎ ﻛﺎﻟﺒﺪ، ﻣﻲ ﺗﺒﻴﻴﻦ را ﻣﻜﺎن ﮔﻴﺮي ﻛﻨﺪ. آن اﻣﺎ ﻣﻮﻟﻔﻪ و ﺳﺎﺧﺘﺎرﻫﺎ ﻣﻔﺎﻫﻴﻢ، ﺗﻤﺎﻣﻲ ﻛﻨﺎر در ﭼﻪ دارد، اﻫﻤﻴـﺖ ﻫﺎ دﻫﻨﺪه ﺷﻜﻞ ﺗﻤﺎﻣﻲ ﺑﺎ او ﺗﻌﺎﻣﻞ و وي ﺣﻀﻮر اﻧﺴﺎن، ا ﻫﺎ ﺳﺖ. ﺷﺪه ﺑﺮرﺳﻲ ﻣﺤﺘﻮا ﺗﺤﻠﻴﻞ روش ﺑﻪ ﻓﻮق ﻋﻨﺎﺻﺮ اﻧﺪ. ﻫﺎ واژه ﻛﻠﻴﺪ : ﻣﻜﺎن 1 ﺟﻬﺎن زﻳﺴﺖ ، 2 ﮔﺸﺘﺎﻟﺖ ، 3 ﻣﻮﺿﻊ ، ﺷﻨﺎﺳﻲ 4 ﺑﺮون و درون ،
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