…is a global space.” The Supposedly Complex Processes of Place Branding The aim of place branding is to differentiate somewhere from its competitors by creating and managing distinctive images of…

…those who pass-by; it is reinforced in community festivals and parades. It is involved, in fact, whenever somewhere gives us pleasure, and whenever our moods enable us to take pleasure…

…It is possible to see similarities in names and to classify them. Randall suggests the following categories: commendatory (Pennsylvania for William Penn, or Victoria) descriptive (Mont Blanc, Fisherman’s Terminal) commemorative…

…feel placeless” has nothing to do with what I have always thought of as ‘placeless.’ What it suggests is that for him, as a devotee of online communication and social…

…be facilitated through a combination of local community participation, collaboration, and appropriate urban design. There was little discussion of the varied and powerful forces that manipulate or counter placemaking –…

…that provide a means of communicating shared place identities and in the myriad ways in which we participate in communities . This interpretation prevails in environmental psychology, sociology, anthropology, some…

…students develop stronger ties to their communities, enhance appreciation for the natural world and create a heightened commitment to serving as an active citizen” (Sobel, 2004). Another more succinct and…

…and yet separate from politics. These comments skate past the evidence that place does play a very important role in political ideologies and practices. This post, which makes no claims…

…up two images of Topophobia, the one on the left to illustrate a show of works of the LondonTopophobia group, the more compelling one on the right from a website…