Patterns of our footsteps: topophilia, rhythm, and diversity in urban landscapes

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

Topophilia, or love of place, has been described as a desirable outcome of urban planning. The rhythms of movement within a city at different times and in diverse ways help to generate this sense of topophilia within urban spaces. Multi-rhythmic spaces are partly a product of deliberative design; spaces of overlapping rhythms create room for spontaneous connections that can build a sense of community and social capital. In contrast, spaces dominated by single rhythms are "dead spaces" a good deal of the time, such as monochronous hollowed out downtown cores or commuter corridors. Granville Island, Canada is given as an example of a designed space that facilitates both the movement of people in diverse ways at different times, and incorporates non-human rhythms as well.

Object Details

• ISSN: 2154-8684
• Extent: Seite(n): 85-93
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Spaces and Flows : an International Journal of Urban and ExtraUrban Studies, 4(2)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Städtebau, Raumplanung, Landschaftsgestaltung ; Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Siedlungssoziologie, Stadtsoziologie ; Raumplanung und Regionalforschung ; Raum ; Stadt ; Ortsbezogenheit ; Nachbarschaft ; Stadtplanung ; Stadtentwicklung ; nachhaltige Entwicklung ; Zeit ; öffentlicher Raum ; Stadtteil ; Kanada

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Dale, Ann ; Newman, Lenore ; Newell, Rob
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2014

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-396274
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST