Urban Ethnic Landscape Identity

Urban Landscapes and Identity

“…Although the image of a city is not necessarily the same as its identity [34], it is the physical and most instant perceived reflection of its identity. In his work "The Image of the City", Lynch (1960) defines three components of an environmental image as; (i) identity, (ii) structure and (iii) meaning [35].…”

Two decades of Bosnian place-making in St. Louis, Missouri

“…However, no attention has been given to the process of ethnic enclave formation or Bosnian place-making and its manifestation on the cultural landscape. Following a long tradition of ethnic enclave and place-making research by cultural and ethnic geographers (see, for example, Lewis 1979;Curtis 1980;Arreola 1995;Wood 1997;Miyares 1998;Chacko 2003;Hume 2003;Arreola 2004;Kaya 2005;Airriess 2006;Chacko and Cheung 2006;Lagendijk et al 2011;Arreola 2012;Kaplan and Recoquillon 2014), this study seeks to fill the void.…”

The Multiple Meanings of San Diego's Little Italy: A Study of the Impact of Real and Symbolic Space and Boundaries on the Ethnic Identities of Eight Italian Americans

“…Many ethnic-community analogues to Little Italy exist in the literature through which we can derive important insights. Collectively, this scholarship demonstrates how these urban enclaves have evolved, to a lesser degree the notion of how culture is defined and preserved, and to a larger degree how identity and place are intertwined, if largely in a romanticized sense (for an example, see Arreola, 1995). For this comparison, Los Angeles and the current dynamics of ethnic communities in flux in this most diverse city provide a noteworthy starting point.…”

“…(p. 1) Many examples of research on urban enclaves and ethnic communities are found in the literature, mostly framed through socioeconomic, class, or lifestyle lenses (for some examples, see Abrahamson, 1996). A substantial number of discussions link identity with place (see Abrahamson, 1996;Arreola, 1995;Erdmans, 1995). Ultimately, for this study, this linking of identity with place remains an essential focus; the notion of identity is borrowed from Abrahamson (1996): "From a social-psychological perspective, the term identities refers to people's definitions of their (social) selves and tends to be linked to roles and statuses.…”

“…(p. 77) (For more discussion on heritage tourism and the roles of space and place in the discourse on identity, see Fyall & Garrod, 1998;Garrod & Fyall, 2000;Herbert, 2001;McCabe & Stokoe, 2004;Poria, Butler, & Airey, 2001.) Arreola (1995) has punctuated this association of identity with place: "To analyze the identity of a city is to begin to understand human association with place and how localities become defined by varied interest" (p. 518) and, notably, that similar to an individual's own ethnic identity, "Urban identity is inevitably a constructed idea that is tied to a real or ideal landscape" (p. 518). Through Arreola's assertions, we find the components of place ties, stakeholder agenda, and social construct-all of which form the catalyst for change in the evolution of contemporary ethnic neighborhoods.…”