It is indeed often associated with the idea of taming or overcoming nature. This can be described as the creation of the so-called cultural landscape, or more specifically in this case, the built environment.īy its nature this type of cultural influence suggests a certain level of ownership or at least something like a need for control over the environment. The first involves the imposition of cultural trappings onto or into a location, particularly those considered part of the natural environment. Two types of cultural influences come to mind. So what then is the role of culture in the sense of place? They are at least partially responsible for the discrete experiences of place sense between different individuals, the intensity or lack of any such sense amongst some, or the way a shared sense of place is acknowledged and put to use by a community. It’s important to consider the cultural influences that contribute to a distinct perception of place because they represent the catalyst, the impetus behind the strong sense that results. The individual act of comprehending locational meaning consequently becomes the imposition in a broader sense of a cultural perspective. As something human-generated, this meaning is also therefore subjected to cultural influences, on some level. Likewise the meaning that is woven into a location turned place is sourced from, or better filtered through, the individual.
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It exists, in other words, on its own terms in the physical world with or without an individual’s added sensitivity to place. If so it is safe to assume that the location, imbued now with an enhanced level of meaning for the individual aware of place, maintains an identity in and of itself. My proposed definition of place as location + meaning can suggest distinct sources for each of the constituent elements of a sense of place, brought together to form something new.