Senses Of A Place: The Identity And Sense Of Place

Globals, Locals, and Mobals: In the book “The Power of Place,” Harm de Blij introduces a new viewpoint of geography. Geography is much more than the terrain and physical makeup of the world. It is the culture, education, conditions, foods, politics, language, and opportunities. These things make people and places unique, and capture the true meaning of Human Geography.

Finding a sense of belonging to a place can influence an individual’s sense of acceptance within the community and culture or opposingly can enhance their sense of isolation and alienation from society.This is reflected through Raimond Gaita’s memoir Romulus My Father and Manfred Jurgensen’s poem Bonegilla 1916 through extensive literary devices.We learn individuals perceptions of place and their ability to adjust to new places governs their ability to belong and feel at home with new cultures.

Economic factors are fundamental in determining urban structure. Cities can be seen as a form

The Power of Place makes me realize how influential my surroundings create my persona; however, I

This chapter helps to define some elements that may represent a city. For example, when

Dolores Hayden is a poet, professor of urban studies at Yale University. “Urban History, a sense of place and the political space”. On Hayden memoir, she focus on three specific area. First, she argues, that a simple way to understand urban space is by identified cultural landmarks around us. “Place needs to be at the heart of urban landscape history”, for it is essential to what makes the geography related to the inhabitants of the city. Furthermore, Hayden believes a 'sense of place' is developed at an early age, therefore every human being has a unique sense of belongings. Lastly, she emphasize that each place in the city is connected to a social or economic reason for its existence.

The feeling of belonging is not a necessity that everybody needs but is a common feeling that most people believe to be important in their lives if they want to be happy. People believe the feeling to belong helps them to be happy because if they feel like they belong somewhere they will feel safer and more confident when in that place. The place people feel like they belong in does not have to be a physical place like a house or a town/city but can also be a social place or in some ways an emotional place. An example of these would be a group of close friends or a person's home although a home is also a physical place it varies depending on the person because of the emotional feelings attached to that place are different so it could be considered an emotional place for someone to

There is an inextricable link between physical locations and personal identity: the one affects the other as the environmental psychologist Harold Proshansky states in “The City and Self-Identity”(Proshansky, 1983) “Place-identity is defined as those dimensions of self that define the individual’s personal identity in relation to the physical environment”. So, does the way locations affect our individual identity determine how we are included or excluded from parts of society, and how is the perception of places influenced by contrasts with other locations resulting in a sense of attachment or disassociation?

Question 3 (15 marks) Explore how perceptions of belonging and not belonging can be influenced by connections to places. In your response, refer to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing. The prescribed texts are listed on the next page. Word Length: 1200 words A sense of belonging is an essential part of the human condition; it is a desire shared by all. Belonging refers to the ability of an individual to fit in a specified place or environment. This may include fitting in with a group of people, fitting in with society or fitting in with a physical place. All individuals have their own unique perception of belonging and not belonging, based on a number of factors. One of

To some extent the sense of place depends on the built-form, surrounding features derived from a mix of natural and cultural features in the landscape, aesthetics and characteristic of the neighbourhood but a major part depends on the feeling or perception held by people who occupy the place and not by the place itself and thus makes a place special or unique, authentic or belonging. Places can have a strong "sense of place" identity and character by local inhabitants and by many visitors. It is a social phenomenon that exists independently of any one individual's perceptions or experiences. Surrey neighbourhoods have distinguishable sense of place which can’t be defined by one

“Cities are not approached simply as forums for economic and political confrontations but as places rich with meaning and value for those who live, work, and play in and near them” (Borer 2006). People assign characteristics and personality to cities. These traits are assumed to be as permanent and concrete as the physical city (Borer 2010). However, like the characteristics of a person’s identity may change over time, the identity of places is fluid and dynamic (Borer

In the essay, “A Literature of Place”, Barry Lopez discusses the topic of nature writing. He proposes that nature writing directly relates to the lives humans. To begin, Lopez comments on how geography affects a person and said that the place where a person grows up/lives makes them unique. For instance, a person who lives in the city does not have the same views as a person who lives in the country. Growing up in the California Valley, Lopez was shaped by the exotic nature of water in the dry valley. In addition, he formed his own perceptions of the heighth and breadth of the sky from his experiences. To follow, Lopez stated that indigenous people pay more attention to the physical world, which makes them more vulnerable to a place. The indigenous people

The opening chapter describes a sense of place through few examples. A place is perceived through our sensory responses and cognitive memory which makes that space unique and special as a type.

Kevin lynch’s book ‘Good city form’ gives us the answer of the question that what are the factors and aspects which makes good city and how to achieve it as cities are too complicated objects, they are far beyond the control, and they also affect the too many people with too many cultural variations. The book provides knowledge of various urban theories through comprehensive discussions.

Cities are places which have huge amount of gathering of people, collection of economic activities and complex infrastructure for people which all together are supported by transport systems.