A Sense of Place, A Sense of Time

The spirit of place of Bhaktapur, Nepal

“…This distinct sense of locality gives 'meaning, value, emotion, and mystery to [the place and its experience]' (ICOMOS 2008, 2). In general, this phenomenon is about the cherished aspects of a place that have deeper meanings and emotional connotations to the inhabitants of the place; it evokes a sense of belonging and wellbeing among them; and its erosion could diminish their quality of life (Noberg-Schulz 1980;Garnham 1985;Jackson 1994). Spirit of place is evoked collectively by the tangible socio-physical attributes (such as buildings, landscapes, objects, observable activities and social characteristics, visual features, people, animals, and sensory information) of the place and the intangible/symbolic attributes (such as, memories, values, meanings, beliefs, and emotions) associated with the place (Garnham 1985;ICOMOS 2008;Silva 2013a).…”

“…Therefore, how the residents understand the spirit of Bhaktapur is critical to its conservation. In addition, I explore the residents' knowledge of the sacred meanings associated with Bhaktapur; spiritual values or sacred meanings associated with a place are considered a vital symbolic attribute of spirit of a place (Norberg-Schulz 1980;Jackson 1994).…”

Humanistic Geography: How it blends with human geography through methodology

“…B. Jackson (1995) is perhaps the forefather of modern landscape studies thought and practice and is responsible for bringing the individual experience and sense of place to the masses with highly readable topics and accessible themes. Malpas (1999) acknowledges place as a considerably multifaceted structure but one that is cohesive, fused together with other components that surround and/or help to create place: space, time, subjectivity, and objectivity.…”

The architecture at three Saqqaq sites in the Nuuk Fjord, Greenland

“…The Palaeo-Eskimo architecture seems at first to be very modest. This said, we could perhaps come a bit closer to the entire concept of architecture by taking into consideration that the latter consists not only of the settlements where people met and did business, but also of the natural surroundings: the present land and seascape (Jackson 1994;Norberg-Schulz 1995: 19;Tilley 1994). This is a very obvious fact when dealing with Palaeo-Eskimo architecture in the Nuuk Fjord area in Greenland.…”