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17 maj 2016 · Important within spatial history are the concepts of ‘place’ (that is, physical spaces that people naturalize through patterns, behaviour and communications) and ‘scale’ (the representation of any area, as produced and defined by social process, from the smallest unit, the body, to the largest, the universe). 2 This article presents how ...
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The question of space and place in geographical knowledge is ultimately not just about whether the question of “where” matters in the way that “when” does in explaining “how” and even “why” something happens.
The concepts of place and space have varied throughout the recent history of geography. In the following, different explanations that are given to places are being viewed.
30 mar 2017 · Space is often defined by an abstract scientific, mathematical, or measurable conception while place refers to the elaborated cultural meanings people invest in or attach to a specific site or locale.
22 lut 2019 · In anthropology, as well as in geography and other disciplines, there is a concept of “Space” vs. “Place.” Space is location, physical space and physical geography. Place is what gives a space meaning, “personality” and a connection to a cultural or personal identity.
There are three key components of place: location, locale, and a sense of place. Location is the position of a particular point on the surface of Earth. Locale is the physical setting for relationships between people, such as the South of France or the Smoky Mountains.
4 paź 2024 · Place = space + meaning. The three ways to think about how to define place are location, locale and sense of place. Location refers to a place on a map, it is a positivist way of defining place. Locale refers to the combination of social processes that occur within a location to give it meaning. This is a social constructionist view.
