What is place?

Question 1

What is place?

Answer 1

There are three aspects to place: location, locale and sense of place. A place is a location of meaning, this can be social of cultural.

Question 2

Define location.

Answer 2

Location is ‘where’ a place is, for example, the coordinates on a map.

Question 3

Define locale.

Answer 3

Unlike location, locale takes into account the effect that people have on their settings. In terms of locale, a place is shaped by the people, cultures and customs within it.

Question 4

What is sense of place?

Answer 4

Sense of place refers to the subjective and emotional attachment people have to a place. This may be completely different when looked at from another’s perspective.