Sense of Place
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23677939 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Seamon (0000-0003-3709-7398, Kansas State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Pages | 1-6 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-09 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | International Encyclopedia of Geography (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118786352.wbieg2116 |
| OpenAlex | W4220728651 |
| ISBN | 9781118786352 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 3 |
Sense of place is closely related to genius loci (spirit of place) and can be defined as the specific character and expressive energy of a particular environment or locale. Though allied to sensory, perceptual, emotional, and cognitive dimensions of human experience, sense of place cannot be fully described by these experiential dimensions alone. Sense of place is greater than its environmental parts and can evoke both positive and negative qualities. As a phenomenon in human life, sense of place has a millennia‐old history, beginning with archaic peoples who experienced specific places as receptacles of expressive energy envisioned as gods, spirits, or other ineffable presences. In the English‐speaking world, sense of place and genius loci first became significant in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as industrialization and urbanization supplanted agriculture and rural ways of life. Most recently, sense of place and genius loci have been interpreted via the concept of atmosphere , which provides one means for identifying and articulating the less visible features that confer on an environment a specific sense of place and genius loci . In the early 2020s, research on sense of place incorporates three contrasting conceptual traditions: first, phenomenological research; second, empiricist‐analytic research; and, third, social constructionist research.
Aesthetics · Art · Developmental psychology · Empiricism · Epistemology · Genius · Place attachment · Sense of place · Social science · Sociology · Educational Environments and Student Outcomes · Philosophy · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health
| Citations per year | 1.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |