Searching for place identity in Singapore

Yuen, Belinda

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2003.07.002

Cited by 57 publications

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“…Firstly, there exists an array of place meanings that cannot be united under one dimension. An example can be given by pointing to meanings that are attached to places because of their physical attributes (Yuen, 2005). Such meanings can well extend over cultures, for instance, in the Western world skyscrapers usually symbolize power.…”

Section: Unifying the Dimensionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Dimensions of Place Meanings

Saar¹,

Palang²

2009

Living Rev. Landscape Res.

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This article aims to give an overview of how place meanings are created and how they influence people's sense of belonging. It should be noted that the current literature has various shortcomings which mostly result from the lack of interdisciplinary research. The studies in place attachment usually focus on personal sense of belonging leaving aside those extending over various scales -such as, for instance, national identity. Also, place meanings and identity are primarily discussed as the very personal phenomena. On the contrary, place making and shaping is usually seen through more structural viewpoint by claiming that places mainly change in result of political or economic processes. Nowadays, there are even claims that due to the influx of globalization place no more matters and similar processes will happen everywhere. This notion does not take into account the special character of every place and the fact that outside forces come together in different ways in every place. Authors suggest that these different perspectives need to be united in order to fully grasp the character of place making and place meanings. In current articles, authors have adopted the multi-disciplinary approach and understood the place as uniting different processes starting from deeply personal meaning creation and ending with changes happening in global scale.

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Section: Unifying the Dimensionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Dimensions of Place Meanings

Saar¹,

Palang²

2009

Living Rev. Landscape Res.

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“…Even certain groupings and certain particularly picturesque perspective treatment should be preserved. ' Urban conservation generates civic pride and economic benefit as the uniqueness of cultural heritage contributes to the enhancement of urban compatibility (Yuen, 2005). Many cities realize the importance of urban conservation in the globalising world and try to develop the cities based on their urban heritage.…”

Section: Urban Conservation and City Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For instance, in the United Kingdom, urban conservation responsibilities have been firmly placed within the local authority planning department since 1968 (Skea, 1996). Nowadays, urban conservation in Europe illustrates the satisfaction based on economic and social objectives (Yuen, 2005). As a result, urban conservation is acknowledged as one of the effective tools for city development.…”

Section: Urban Conservation and City Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Conservation of Bangkok old town

Sirisrisak

2009

Habitat International

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“…This notion suggests that studies in the field of environmental psychology and environmental design such as urban planning, urban design, and architecture cover a broad spatial scale. The studies in those areas concentrate on the micro-local and macro-spatial processes surrounding the dwelling (e.g., Dovey, 1985;Graumann, 1988), neighborhood, and other parts of the city (e.g., Schneider, 1986;Yuen, 2005;Jaśkiewicz, 2015). There are also some studies of place identity within the scale of an entire town (e.g., Gospodini, 2004;Hull IV et al, 1994;Lalli, 1992;Proshansky, 1978;Saleh, 1998;Ujang & Zakariya, 2015).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%