
Place and Placelessness
Edward Relph(Author)
Pion Ltd (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
174 pages
978-0-85086-176-1 (ISBN)
Description
First published forty years ago and still widely referenced, Edward Relph's Place and Placelessness has taken its place as a classic of the phenomenological approach to the study of place and has influenced a generation of scholars.
For this reprint Professor Relph has written a new introduction setting his original work in its contemporary context. He shows how the concepts of place have been modified and yet continue to be of vital importance in interpreting a world which travel and commerce have made very different from that of 1976. In his words: "sense of place has the potential to serve as a pragmatic foundation for addressing the profound local and global challenges, such as climate change and economic disparity, that are emerging in the present century."
For this reprint Professor Relph has written a new introduction setting his original work in its contemporary context. He shows how the concepts of place have been modified and yet continue to be of vital importance in interpreting a world which travel and commerce have made very different from that of 1976. In his words: "sense of place has the potential to serve as a pragmatic foundation for addressing the profound local and global challenges, such as climate change and economic disparity, that are emerging in the present century."
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
SAGE Publications Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
278 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85086-176-1 (9780850861761)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Chapter 1: Place and the phenomenological basis of geography
Chapter 2: Space and place
Chapter 3: The essence of place
Chapter 4: On the identity of places
Chapter 5: A sense of place and authenticating place-making
Chapter 6: Placelessness
Chapter 7: Experiences of the present-day landscape
Chapter 8: Prospects for places
Chapter 2: Space and place
Chapter 3: The essence of place
Chapter 4: On the identity of places
Chapter 5: A sense of place and authenticating place-making
Chapter 6: Placelessness
Chapter 7: Experiences of the present-day landscape
Chapter 8: Prospects for places