Space and place

Question 1

Yi Fu Tuan

Answer 1

Topophobia: study of environmental perception, attitudes and values

• Repulsion of place
• Landscapes or fear / threatening places
• Places where terrible things happened

Topophilia

• Human love / attachment for place (homes)
• Bonds between people & place, vary between people / individuals
• Aesthetics relate to environment
• Attachment based on memories
• Not a response to place, produces places for people

Question 2

In a place

Answer 2

• Places differ from others due to the people

- Space is changed into places as its used for human interactions. work, sleep, play and more

Question 3

Characteristics of a place

Answer 3

• Physical geography: altitude, slope, angle, aspect, drainage, geology
• Demography: number of inhabitant, ages, gender, ethnicity
• Socio economic: employment, income, family status, education
• Cultural: religion, traditions, clubs, societies
• Political: local, regional, national govs
• Built environment: age, building style, housing density