A dynamic sense of home

Spatio-temporal aspects of mobility of young Tokyo residents

Bibliographic Data

ID19401375
AuthorsVedrana Ikalović (0000-0003-0914-293X, Keio University), Leonardo Chiesi (0000-0003-1108-4564, University of Florence)
Year2019
Volume1
Issue30
Pages101-113
Publication date2019-06-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrbani izziv (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0353-6483 • E-ISSN: 1855-8399
PublisherUrban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia (PUBLISHER • SI)
DOI10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2019-30-01-003
OpenAlexW2963564589
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited41

In highly industrialized and institutionalized societies aiming for maximum efficiency, individual activities must be synchronized with the daily rhythms of a city. As a spatial and institutional realm, the city imposes on people and influences their level of attachment, consequently altering their sense of home. This is most obvious in contemporary cities, where daily life involves movement, and where rest is often sought outside the living place, while on the move. By examining the spatial and temporal aspects of mobility of young Tokyo residents, this article explores how their sense of home and levels of attachment to the physical environment are affected by the city. It reveals a dynamic sense of home in which routes are more significant than roots and in which attachment is not restricted to a single location. Instead, it is understood as attachment to temporal and spatial relationships produced by the activities of people and institutions

Economic geography · Geography · Place attachment · Realm · Sense of place · Sense of presence · Sociology · Computer Science · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Urban Planning and Governance

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