ECON 1B03 Lecture 16: LEC16.docx
1 Apr 2013
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Elements of human/cultural variation: language, religion, ethnicity, etc. Diff imprints of culture on the landscape from one place to another. Ex place a does not look same as place b. The characteristic of a particular area, esp as created through economic activity norton. Or expression of cultural values, social behaviours, individual actions worked upon particular localities over a span of time (space where ppl carry out their activities) Key elements: people: cultural creation, space: characteristics of an area, time: dynamic/evoking. & what is the social/symbolic significance of the cultural landscape. Ex skyscrapers of manhatten symbolize powerof new york us. Meanings associated w/ landscape are linked to sense of place: feelings/emotions associated w/ a geographic setting. Ex hamilton aka steel city, new york aka big apple genius loci" (spirit of place/personality) Places, landscapes are social creations (products of culture) which influence human behave and are themselves influence by human behave (2 way process) Meanings/experiences of place are shared an culturally defined.
