GEOG 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Semiotics
13 Aug 2020
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Personality and culture help create cognitive images (mind"s eye) Distort elements (globalization) and own biases people mentally enter and leave (ui, downtown) People organize cognitive images of parts of their world in several simple. Paths channels along which they move (streets, transit lines) Edges barriers that separate one area from another ( bridges, walls) Districts areas with an identifiable character physical or cultural that. Nodes strategic points and foci for travel (street corners) Landmarks physical reference points (buildings, monuments) Distortions of people"s cognitive images a partial result of incomplete information. Mental map tog un familiar places based on fragmented/ bias info. More formation = more detailed cognitive images (secondary sources) Various reasons contribute to lack of information (socioeconomic status, race, Less likely to venture out of home area if uncomfortable. Various districts within a city may be frequented or avoided based on out. Produced through direct experiences and indirect information. Topophilia the love or emotional connections with place or physical.
