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22 - Local Sense(s) of Place in a Global World

Towards a Normative Framework for Spatial Planners

from Part VII - Design and Planning Strategies for Changing Senses of Place

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 July 2021

By
Karen Puren  and
J. Ernst Drewes
Edited by
Christopher M. Raymond ,
Lynne C. Manzo ,
Daniel R. Williams ,
Andrés Di Masso  and
Timo von Wirth
Christopher M. Raymond
Affiliation:
University of Helsinki, Finland
Lynne C. Manzo
Affiliation:
University of Washington, Seattle
Daniel R. Williams
Affiliation:
USDA Forest Service, Colorado
Andrés Di Masso
Affiliation:
Universitat de Barcelona
Timo von Wirth
Affiliation:
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
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Summary

In spatial planning, sense of place mostly entails singular, universal conceptualisations. This paper reflects on a case study of 22 purposively selected participants’ senses of place on the farm Kromdraai in Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site, South Africa in order to integrate pluralised senses of place into global policy principles for the purpose of spatial planning decision-making. A qualitative, transdisciplinary research approach was utilised to generate textual (interview) and visual data (photographs and collages) that were analysed using non-computerised thematic analysis. The research illustrates a shift away from singular universal conceptions towards the politicisation of senses of place in spatial planning by means of a democratic participatory process where power imbalances are minimised and that allowed senses of place to emerge spontaneously from the bottom-up, instead of imposing a preconceived framework in which senses of place are categorised or universalised. A flexible framework is suggested towards pluralising senses of place in spatial planning by using normative global principles in international policy.

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qualitative researchsenses of placespatial planningVredefort Dome World Heritage Sitetransdisciplinary approach
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Changing Senses of Place
Navigating Global Challenges
 , pp. 287 - 300
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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