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Can we reimagine Eden as a place, or is it forever subdivided?
This is the ninth and final instalment of my ‘sense of place’ series. Today, I reflect on the themes that I have covered during the
Understanding colonial vs Indigenous conceptions of ‘place’ (Article #8 in the ‘Sense of Place’ series)
Left: Google Maps identifies the house from ‘Kath and Kim’ as a cultural landmark. Searching Google Maps for Indigenous Cultural Landmarks yields almost nothing. Right:
My Evolving Relationships with Places
(#7 in the ‘Sense of Place’ series) In this week’s article, I share elements of my own story of the relationships I have formed with
Opportunities to connect ‘Sense of Place’ and Liveability research (Article #6 in the ‘Sense of Place’ Series)
Prof Trevor Hancock’s Healthy City Model (1993): A vanguard of Liveability[1] In this article I discuss some of the impacts of the WHO Healthy Cities
Selling ‘Place’ as a Product (Article #5 in the ‘Sense of Place’ series)
Taken on my arrival at Disneyland, September 2003. One enters Disneyland via ‘Mainstreet USA’ – an homage to neighbourhood streetscapes lost to placeless urban sprawl.
‘Sense of place’: A term requiring stronger policy definition (Sense of Place article #4)
Image credits: (Above). ‘Care for Country’ by Maggie-Jean Douglas – a Gubbi Gubbi artist from South East Queensland. The 2021 National NAIDOC Poster incorporating
How do we define our relationships with ‘place’?
In this article, I will discuss how ’sense of place’ is actually a broad and encompassing term that consists of four interconnected dimensions: (a) place
Wherever we are on this planet, we are always ‘somewhere’ — even during COVID. (‘Sense of Place’ article #2)
The COVID pandemic has brought into sharp relief humans’ complicated relationships with place and space. ‘Lockdown’ has separated many of us from the places and
