Place, Space and Landscape Flashcards
Ayodhya, India
Babri Mosque built on Hindu Temple that was torn down
Considered sacred by both Hindus and Muslims
Bamiyan Budhas
In Afghanistan
Destroyed by the Taliban (conflict of Religious beliefs)
Derelict Landscapes
Places people do not like
devastating history linked to them (abandonment, misuse, disinvestment, or vandalism)
may be viewed as “haunted”
Ken Foote
Wrote about different ways places of tragedy are treated:
designation-marker is created but the events lose much of their potency
rectification- rebuilt to erase event
obliteration-destroyed and made into something new entirely
Sanctification- made into memorial
Tim Edensor
landscapes can be haunted place radically changed place is abandoned or decays encounter deep nostalgia in a place landscape is viewed as materialization of loss by a number of people
Chimayo
sacred place
A place of healing because of the hot spring (minerals in the mud actually did help healing)
Catholic & Native americans elements
District
part of Lynch’s framework
a relatively uniform area that people mentally enter or leave
i.e. business district or ethnic neighborhood
edge
part of Lynch’s framework
barriers where several paths meet and help divide districts
many are paths
i.e. walls, shorelines, rr tracks
Ganges River
Varanasi
Sacred pilgrimage destination in Hindu religion
Hagia Sophia
Sacred Places can be sacred to members of different religions as well
Was once a cathedral, then spent time as a mosque, now its a museum
Hajj
pilgrimage to Grand Mosque in Mecca
once a year
Millions of muslims travel to walk/pray around the Kaaba during Hajj
Imageability of urban space
People have an easier time constructing mental maps of certain kinds of urban landscapes
Depends on both order and disorder
shaped by paths, landmarks, nodes, districts and edges relevant to you
Jerusalem
Most Sacred City in the world
to Jewish, Christian and Islamic
Landmark
physical reference points
Landscapes as text
landscape can be read and written by people
places contain many layers of meaning; can’t label them
meanings can be interpreted using Semiotics that send messages about identity, values, beliefs, and practices
Landscapes of tragedy
Ken Foote wrote about how tragic landscapes are treated
designation, rectification, obliteration and sanctification
Lourdes
pilgrimage site of Christians
most visited sacred site in Europe
Kevin Lynch
Environmental Perception
Mental maps are created using Wayfinding and 5 elements of urban images
The ideal places for urban wayfinding have quite a bit of regularity but also some disruptions(these include landmarks and edges and district divisions) so people can figure out where they are
Mental Map
cognitive images people organize using paths, nodes, edges, landmarks, and districts
simplify and distort real-world environments
compiled through behavioral patterns and also influence behavior
Node
strategic points for travel like street corners, city squares, traffic junctions
path
channels along which people move
can be streets, but not necessarily
pilgrimage
a journey to a sacred space
Preference Surface
isoline maps can illustrate places people prefer
people draw on their cognitive images to determine where their specific preference surfaces are
Robert Sack
humans like animals are territorial, we use this for the coordination of activities and our resources
territoriality
the persistent attachment of individuals to a specific location or territory
purposes:
coordination of activities, control of resources
Humans are more visual- white picket fence to mark off territory
Nested Territories
your house is within a neighborhood which is within a district…etc.
wayfinding
how we get around in our own space
depends on imageability of places (refer to Kevin Lynch’s arguments)
humanistic geography
different people comprehend the landscape differently the individual (especially their values, meaning systems, intentions, and conscious acts) is placed at the center of geographers analysis of a place
