Sense of Place in Five Diagrams
While searching websites for my recent post about Place on Google I discovered a number of diagrams that illustrate the concept of sense of place. These are the five I think most useful and informative.
What Makes a Successful Place? - pps.org
PPS developed The Place Diagram below as a tool to help people in judging any place, good or bad. You can judge the accessibility of a place by its connections to its surroundings, both visual and physical. A successful public space is easy to get to and get through; it is visible both from a distance and up close.
There are many definitions regarding “Sense of Place” and We especially liked the definition below along with the diagram. The full article can be found in the resources section. The Wikipedia ‘Sense of Place’ page includes a comprehensive definition and …
Senses of Place - using all 5 senses in urban design and planning
Jan 11, 2016 · Assessing the “form” and “character” of places is standard activity for planners and urban designers. The basic aim is to identify and evaluate factors that make one place different from another...
What is ‘sense of place’ and why is it important in the design of …
We hear about personal experiences of feeling 'out of place' when moving to new cities. We then discuss how geographers and town planners incorporate 'sense of place' into town design to influence our emotions and behaviour.
Framework to gain understanding of sense of place (SOP).
Creating a sense of place and community is a guiding principle in designing livable and high-quality built environments. This paper presents a framework for understanding the relationship...
Reconceptualising Sense of Place: Towards a Conceptual …
Mar 2, 2022 · While sense of place has been increasingly used in planning literature over the last five decades, its conceptualisation varies by discipline and theoretical orientation, with disjointed elements. This study develops a three-theme conceptual framework articulating individual-community-place interrelationships by critically reviewing the ...
Senses of place: architectural design for the multisensory mind
Sep 18, 2020 · Multisensory perception research provides relevant insights concerning the rules governing sensory integration in the perception of objects and events. This review extends that approach to the understanding of how multisensory environments and atmospheres affect us, in part depending on how we cognitively interpret, and/or attribute, their sources.
Sense of place - Wikipedia
Human geographers, social psychologists and sociologists have studied how a sense of place develops. Their approaches include comparisons between places, learning from elders and observing natural disasters and other events.
Sense of Place - The Nature of Cities
May 26, 2016 · Sense of place—including place attachment and place meanings—can help people appreciate ecological aspects of cities. A place may also conjure contradicting emotions—the warmth of community and home juxtaposed with the stress of dense urban living.