Localities· 2012
Place: A Short Introduction
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This abstract outlines a book that introduces the concept of 'place' by exploring its definitions, historical development, and practical applications across various disciplines.
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- Explores diverse definitions of 'place' from geographical, humanistic, and social constructivist viewpoints.
- Traces the historical development of the concept of place in academic discourse.
- Discusses practical applications and 'working with place' in creation and analysis.
- Includes extensive resources such as key books, papers, journals, and student exercises.
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Abstract
List of Figures. Series Editors' Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction: Defining Place. Space and Place. Place and Landscape. Place as a Way of Understanding. The Remainder of the Book. 2. The Genealogy of Place. Regional Geography. Discovering Place: Humanistic Geography. Place as Home. Radical Human Geography and the Politics of Place. Place as 'Being--in--the--world' versus Place as Social Construct. Place, Practice and Process. Place, Openness and Change. The End of Place?. Conclusion: Versions of Place. 3. Reading 'A Global Sense of Place'. Historial Context. Harvey on Place. A Global Sense of Place. Beyond Reactionary and Progressive Senses of Place. Conclusions. 4. Working with Place. Creating Places. In Place / Out--of--place Anachorism. Conclusions. 5. Place Resources. Key Books on Place. Key papers on Place. Introductory Texts on Place. Other Books and Papers on Place. Other Approaches to Place: Ecology, Planning, Architecture. Key Journals. Web Resources. Student Projects and Exercises. Bibliography. Index.
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