[CF2-4] Place and landscape

Space and place are concepts that are not the same. Including concepts like landscape, it is not always obvious how to portray them unambiguously in GIS.

External resources

• Hunziker M., Buchecker M., Hartig T. (2007) Space and Place – Two Aspects of the Human-landscape Relationship. In: Kienast F., Wildi O., Ghosh S. (eds) A Changing World. Landscape Series, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht.

Learning outcomes

• 339 - Explain how the concept of place is more than just location
  Explain how the concept of place is more than just location
• 340 - Define the notions of cultural landscape and physical landscape
  Define the notions of cultural landscape and physical landscape
• 341 - Select a place or landscape with personal meaning and discuss its importance
  Select a place or landscape with personal meaning and discuss its importance
• 342 - Evaluate the differences in how various parties think or feel differently about a place being modeled
  Evaluate the differences in how various parties think or feel differently about a place being modeled
• 343 - Describe the elements of a sense of place or landscape that are difficult or impossible to adequately represent in GIS
  Describe the elements of a sense of place or landscape that are difficult or impossible to adequately represent in GIS
• 344 - Differentiate between space and place
  Differentiate between space and place
• 345 - Differentiate among elements of the meaning of a place that can or cannot be easily represented using geospatial technologies
  Differentiate among elements of the meaning of a place that can or cannot be easily represented using geospatial technologies

Self assessment

Outgoing relations

• [CF2-4] Place and landscape subclassof [CF2] Cognitive and social foundations

Contributors

• Rob Lemmens
  University of Twente, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC)
  https://research.utwente.nl/en/persons/rob-lemmens