Representation Of Places

Author : James S. Duncan,David Ley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781135860356

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Place/Culture/Representation by James S. Duncan,David Ley Pdf

Spatial and cultural analysis have recently found much common ground, focusing in particular on the nature of the city. Place/Culture/Representation brings together new and established voices involved in the reshaping of cultural geography. The authors argue that as we write our geographies we are not just representing some reality, we are creating meaning. Writing becomes as much about the author as it is about purported geographical reality. The issue becomes not scientific truth as the end but the interpretation of cultural constructions as the means. Discussing authorial power, discourses of the other, texts and textuality, landscape metaphor, the sites of power-knowledge relations and notions of community and the sense of place, the authors explore the ways in which a more fluid and sensitive geographer's art can help us make sense of ourselves and the landscapes and places we inhabit and think about.

Author : Peter Bosselmann
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1998-03-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0520918266

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Representation of Places by Peter Bosselmann Pdf

People live in cities and experience them firsthand, while urban designers explain cities conceptually. In Representation of Places Peter Bosselmann takes on the challenging question of how designers can communicate the changes they envision in order that "the rest of us" adequately understand how those changes will affect our lives. New modes of imaging technology—from two-dimensional maps, charts, and diagrams to computer models—allow professionals to explain their designs more clearly than ever before. Although architects and planners know how to read these representations, few outside the profession can interpret them, let alone understand what it would be like to walk along the streets such representations describe. Yet decisions on what gets built are significantly influenced by these very representations. A portion of Bosselmann's book is based on innovative experiments conducted at the University of California, Berkeley's Visual Simulation Laboratory. In a section titled "The City in the Laboratory," he discusses how visual simulation was applied to projects in New York City, San Francisco, and Toronto. The concerns that Bosselmann addresses have an impact on large segments of society, and lay readers as well as professionals will find much that is useful in his timely, accessibly written book.

Author : M. George,D. Pezzoli-Olgiati
Publisher : Springer
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781137342683

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Religious Representation in Place by M. George,D. Pezzoli-Olgiati Pdf

Religious Representation in Place brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars from the Humanities and Sciences to broaden the understanding of how religious symbols and spatial studies interact. The essays consider the relevance of religion in the experience of space, a fundamental dimension of culture and human life.

Author : Roberto Casati,Achille C. Varzi
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 026203266X

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Parts and Places by Roberto Casati,Achille C. Varzi Pdf

Thinking about space is thinking about spatial things. The table is on the carpet; hence the carpet is under the table. The vase is in the box; hence the box is not in the vase. But what does it mean for an object to be somewhere? How are objects tied to the space they occupy? In this book Roberto Casati and Achille C. Varzi address some of the fundamental issues in the philosophy of spatial representation. Their starting point is an analysis of the interplay betwen mereology (the study of part/whole relations), topology (the study of spatial continuity and comapctness) and the theory of spatial location proper. This leads to a unified framework for spatial representation understood quite broadly as a theory of the representation of spatial entities. The framework is then tested against some classical metaphysical questions such as: Are parts essential to their whole? Is spatial co-location a sufficient criterion of identity? What (if anything) distinguishes material objects from events and other spatial entities? The concluding chapters deal with applications to topics as diverse as the logical analysis of movement and the semantics of maps.

Author : Giulia Carabelli,Aleksandra Djurasovic,Renata Summa
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000387902

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Challenging the Representation of Ethnically Divided Cities by Giulia Carabelli,Aleksandra Djurasovic,Renata Summa Pdf

The book Challenging the Representation of Ethnically Divided Cities: Perspectives from Mostar questions the existing overrepresentation of Mostar as an ethnically ‘divided city’. While acknowledging the existence of internal borders, the chapters in this book assert that they are not solid nor fixed and, by exploring how they become material or immaterial, the book offers a deeper understanding of the city’s complex dynamics. Accordingly, the chapters in this book are attentive to how ethnic divides materialise or lose importance because of socio-political contingencies. Events, groups and spaces that promote reconciliation from the bottom-up are examined, not necessarily to assess their success and failures but rather to look at how they create networks, gain trust and form platforms that generate novel understandings of ethnic loyalties and party memberships. Further, and drawing both on the empirical data and theoretical reflections, this volume contributes to broader debates about ‘divided cities’ by suggesting the need to engage with these cities in their complexities rather than reducing them to their ethno-national divisions. The book engages with socio-political and economic complexities in order to shed light on how ethnic conflicts and resulting spatial partitioning are often just the surface of much more complex dynamics that are far less easy to disentangle and represent. The chapters in this book were originally published in Space and Polity.

Author : Brooke L. Rogers,Anna Sugiyama
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781848881266

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Space and Place: Diversity in Reality, Imagination, and Representation by Brooke L. Rogers,Anna Sugiyama Pdf

Author : Bayraktar, Ahmet,Uslay, Can
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781522505808

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Strategic Place Branding Methodologies and Theory for Tourist Attraction by Bayraktar, Ahmet,Uslay, Can Pdf

Drawing the attention of tourists to different destinations around the world assists in the overall economic health of the targeted region by increasing revenue and attracting investment opportunities, as well as increasing cultural awareness of the area’s population. Strategic Branding Methodologies and Theory for Tourist Attraction investigates international perspectives and promotional strategies in the topic area of place branding. Highlighting theoretical concepts and marketing techniques being utilized in the endorsement of various destinations, regions, and cities around the world, this publication is a pivotal reference source for researchers, practitioners, policy makers, students, and professionals.

Author : Mirilia Bonnes,Gianfranco Secchiaroli
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1995-06-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781446264911

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Environmental Psychology by Mirilia Bonnes,Gianfranco Secchiaroli Pdf

This textbook provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the rapidly expanding field of environmental psychology. The authors start with a review of the history of environmental psychology, highlighting its interdisciplinary nature. They trace its roots in architecture, ecology and geography, and examine the continuing relationship of these subjects to the psychological tradition. The book then moves through key contemporary lines of research in the field, contrasting models from perception and cognition, such as those of Gibson and Brunswick, with major social psychological approaches as represented by Lewin, Barker and others. The book concludes with an analysis of the most promising areas of research and practice.

Author : M. George,D. Pezzoli-Olgiati
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1137371331

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Religious Representation in Place by M. George,D. Pezzoli-Olgiati Pdf

Religious Representation in Place brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars from the Humanities and Sciences to broaden the understanding of how religious symbols and spatial studies interact. The essays consider the relevance of religion in the experience of space, a fundamental dimension of culture and human life.

Author : Stephen David Ross
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1992-07-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781438418001

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The Ring of Representation by Stephen David Ross Pdf

This book asks how we may undertake to represent representation.

Author : Steve Watson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351946780

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Culture, Heritage and Representation by Steve Watson Pdf

The 'visual' has long played a crucial role in forming experiences, associations, expectations and understandings of heritage. Images convey meaning within a range of practices, including tourism, identity construction, the popularization of the past through a variety of media, and the memorialization of events. However, despite the central role of 'the visual' in these contexts, it has been largely neglected in heritage literature. This edited collection is the first to explore the production, use and consumption of visual imagery as an integral part of heritage. Drawing on case studies from around the world, it provides a multidisciplinary analysis of heritage representations, combining complex understandings of the 'visual' from a wide range of disciplines, including heritage studies, sociology and cultural studies perspectives. In doing so, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the theoretical and methodological tools necessary for understanding visual imagery within its cultural context.

Author : Alberto Vanolo
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317337768

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City Branding by Alberto Vanolo Pdf

Since the 1990s, city branding has become a key factor in urban development policies. Cities all over the world take specific actions to manipulate the imagery and the perceptions of places, both in the eyes of the inhabitants and in those of potential tourists, investors, users and consumers. City Branding: The Ghostly Politics of Representation in Globalising Cities explores different sides of place branding policies. The construction and the manipulation of urban images triggers a complex politics of representation, modifying the visibility and the invisibility of spaces, subjects, problems and discourses. In this sense, urban branding is not an innocent tool; this book aims to investigate and reflect on the ideas of urban life, the political unconscious, the affective geographies and the imaginaries of power constructed and reproduced through urban branding. This book situates city branding within different geographical contexts and ‘ordinary’ cities, demonstrated through a number of international case studies. In order to map and contextualise the variety of urban imaginaries involved, author Alberto Vanolo incorporates conceptual tools from cultural studies and the embrace of an explicitly post-colonial perspective. This critical analysis of current place branding strategy is an essential reference for the study of city marketing.

Author : Barbara Landau,James E. Hoffman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-23
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780199921379

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Spatial Representation by Barbara Landau,James E. Hoffman Pdf

Our experience of the spatial world is a unitary one; we perceive objects and layouts, we remember them and act on them, and we can even talk about them with ease. Despite this impression of seamlessness, spatial representations in human adults appear to be specialized in domain-dependent manner, engaging different properties and computational mechanisms for different functions. In this book, the authors present evidence that this domain-specific specialization in cognitive function emerges early in development and is reflected in patterns of breakdown that occur under genetic defect. The authors focus on spatial representation in children and adults with Williams syndrome, a relatively rare genetic syndrome that gives rise to an unusual profile of severely impaired spatial representation together with spared language. Results from a variety of spatial domains -- including object representation, motion perception, action, navigation, and spatial language -- appear to display a strikingly uneven profile of sparing and deficit within spatial representations, consistent with the idea that specialization of function drives development and breakdown. These findings raise a crucial question: Can specific genes target specific aspects of cognitive structure? Looking deeper into the patterns of performance across spatial domains, the book explores the notion that understanding patterns of normal development across domains is crucial to understanding unusual development. Using insights from normal development, the authors propose a speculative hypothesis that explains the emergence of the William syndrome profile, and how complex cognitive outcomes can arise from the deletion of a small set of genes.

Author : Barbara E.A. Piga,Rossella Salerno
Publisher : Springer
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319518046

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Urban Design and Representation by Barbara E.A. Piga,Rossella Salerno Pdf

This book explores how environmental urban design can benefit from established and emerging representation and simulation techniques that meet the need for a multisensory approach. Bringing together contributions by researchers and practicing professionals that approach the topics discussed from both theoretical and practical perspectives and draw on case-study applications, it addresses important themes including digital modeling, physical modeling, mapping, and simulation. The chapters are linked by their relevance to simple but crucial questions: How can representational solutions enhance an urban design approach in which people’s well-being is considered the primary goal? How can one best represent and design the ambiance of places? What kinds of technologies and tools are available to support multisensory urban design? How can current and future environments be optimally represented and simulated, taking into account the way in which we experience places? Shedding new light on these key questions, the book offers both a reference guide for those engaged in applied research, and a toolkit for professionals and students.

Author : Volker Heiermann,Dipendra Prasad
Publisher : Springer
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783319952314

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Relative Aspects in Representation Theory, Langlands Functoriality and Automorphic Forms by Volker Heiermann,Dipendra Prasad Pdf

This volume presents a panorama of the diverse activities organized by V. Heiermann and D. Prasad in Marseille at the CIRM for the Chaire Morlet event during the first semester of 2016. It assembles together expository articles on topics which previously could only be found in research papers. Starting with a very detailed article by P. Baumann and S. Riche on the geometric Satake correspondence, the book continues with three introductory articles on distinguished representations due to P. Broussous, F. Murnaghan, and O. Offen; an expository article of I. Badulescu on the Jacquet–Langlands correspondence; a paper of J. Arthur on functoriality and the trace formula in the context of "Beyond Endoscopy", taken from the Simons Proceedings; an article of W-W. Li attempting to generalize Godement–Jacquet theory; and a research paper of C. Moeglin and D. Renard, applying the trace formula to the local Langlands classification for classical groups. The book should be of interest to students as well as professional researchers working in the broad area of number theory and representation theory.