The concept of place and the importance of place in human life and experience.
identity
Place Edward Relph
• our se
• location that has different meanings to • key influence on modern day
• ormed
various people undertanding of place - due to 1976
and fri
publication (Place and Placelessness)
“reimagine the static and dimensional
• experiences in a place = greater aspects of place ”
meaning localism
“places do not lend themselves to
• human lives are full of “hopes, • prefer
scientific analysis””
frustrations and confusions” - difficult proxim
to define and explain, which also means
• involve
our sense of places can be hard to
owner
define too
placelessness
• places that lack a "sense of place"
• have no special relationship to the
regionalis
topophilia places
• loyalty
• concept developed by Yi-Fu Tuan • they could be anywhere
region
• describe the bond between people and
place
• hrough human perception and
experience that we get to know place
nationalis
• strong
to one
media places
separatism globalism
• places we havn't visited
• movement to win political, religious or • philos
• learned about thru media ethnic independence from another world
representations group
• should
• e.g. LA, New York, London, Paris econo
far places
near places
• distant places
• close places
, Insider and outsider perspectives on place.
insider outsider
= people who feel like they belong in a = people who feel out of place and that they
certain place - their home do not belong (space/placelessness)
• born there • misunderstand social interactions place
• citizenship • feels out of place physical:
• speaks in accent characteristic to place • natural
[& familiar with slang terms]
• built
• understands unspoken rules
social:
• conforms to local norm
• social arena
• safe, secure and happy
• social symbol
space place
area with no meaning a space with meaning
• sense of place - subjective and
place attachment
emotional attachement to a place
person
individual:
• experience
• realisations
• milestones
cultural group:
• religious
• historical
• ethnic
identity
Place Edward Relph
• our se
• location that has different meanings to • key influence on modern day
• ormed
various people undertanding of place - due to 1976
and fri
publication (Place and Placelessness)
“reimagine the static and dimensional
• experiences in a place = greater aspects of place ”
meaning localism
“places do not lend themselves to
• human lives are full of “hopes, • prefer
scientific analysis””
frustrations and confusions” - difficult proxim
to define and explain, which also means
• involve
our sense of places can be hard to
owner
define too
placelessness
• places that lack a "sense of place"
• have no special relationship to the
regionalis
topophilia places
• loyalty
• concept developed by Yi-Fu Tuan • they could be anywhere
region
• describe the bond between people and
place
• hrough human perception and
experience that we get to know place
nationalis
• strong
to one
media places
separatism globalism
• places we havn't visited
• movement to win political, religious or • philos
• learned about thru media ethnic independence from another world
representations group
• should
• e.g. LA, New York, London, Paris econo
far places
near places
• distant places
• close places
, Insider and outsider perspectives on place.
insider outsider
= people who feel like they belong in a = people who feel out of place and that they
certain place - their home do not belong (space/placelessness)
• born there • misunderstand social interactions place
• citizenship • feels out of place physical:
• speaks in accent characteristic to place • natural
[& familiar with slang terms]
• built
• understands unspoken rules
social:
• conforms to local norm
• social arena
• safe, secure and happy
• social symbol
space place
area with no meaning a space with meaning
• sense of place - subjective and
place attachment
emotional attachement to a place
person
individual:
• experience
• realisations
• milestones
cultural group:
• religious
• historical
• ethnic
