Senses Of A Place: The Identity And Sense Of Place

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

Urban geography is a term that addresses the location of a city as well as that cities access to natural resources. Urban ecology, however, “analyzes how people spread out within an urban area” (12). According to the author the geographical location of a city is determined by geographical assets.” That is, the availability of water, ability to produce goods, and access to transportation routes (12).

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

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

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?

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

The sense of place serves a role that it puts the reader where the writer intends her/him to be mentally and

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.