A Sense of Place and Spatial Planning in the Vredefort Dome, South Africa

Puren, Karen; Drewes, Ernst; Roos, Vera

doi:10.1080/03736245.2008.9725320

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“…Questionnaires were distributed to 101 respondents consisting of buildings owners and buildings users to explore the characterdefining elements of shophouses that can contribute to the unique character of the buildings. As discussed in Section 3, these respondents were employed because of their familiarity to the towns (Hull et al, 1994;Oktay, 2002;Puren et al, 2008;Baris et al, 2009). The respondents were asked to indicate one out of seven elements of identity that attracted to them most.…”

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“…Buildings users and buildings owners were selected as the respondents for the purpose of this research. In a number of studies related to identity of a place, building users and owners are the most preferred group to be sampled because the elements that conveyed place identity can be identified by asking people who have familiarity with the place and buildings as a result from constant interaction (daily and directly) with the place (Hull et al, 1994;Oktay, 2002;Puren et al, 2008;Baris et al, 2009). Data gathered from questionnaire survey was analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) software version 24.…”

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Character-Defining Elements of Shophouses Buildings in Taiping, Perak

Azmi

Ali

Zaini

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The quality of cultural resources in influencing the distinctiveness of a place is rooted in its tangible and intangible features or collectively known as character-defining elements. While it is undeniable that a place is noticeable and regarded as meaningful due to its cultural heritage values, it is important to know where these significances lie or reside in, along with its current importance to the local community. Nevertheless, there is no single definitive list of the elements that is made available to date. Therefore, this research attempts to explore the key features of a place that can contribute to the unique character of a town and substantially drive the subsequent conservation process. A questionnaire survey was conducted in Taiping, a small town in the state of Perak to identify the key elements that define the overall value of a place, particularly shophouses buildings. Tangible and intangible features were identified as the character-defining elements of shophouses that are worthy of being preserved and maintained. The paper concludes to an interesting result where an intangible characterdefining element is the most important feature that characterised the shophouses in the town.

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Character-Defining Elements of Shophouses Buildings in Taiping, Perak

Azmi

Ali

Zaini

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“…The Mmogomethod TM holds that people are relational beings and that their visual presentations project something of themselves and the socially constructed contexts in which they function (Roos 2008). Visual research methods currently enjoy unprecedented popularity and are used in areas such as consumer sciences, education, social sciences, market research, and city and town planning (Catterall & Ibbotson 2000;Donoghue 2000;Puren, Drewes & Roos 2008;Pauwels 2002;Zaltman & Zaltman 2008).…”

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The Mmogo-Method™: An Exploration of Experiences through Visual Projections

Roos

2012

Qualitative Research in Psychology

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The author describes the Mmogo-method TM , a visual projective research data-gathering method, as well as its use in two case studies. Visual presentations are made by using clay, straws, and beads, which serve as visual data. The transcribed discussions on the meanings of the visual presentations are used as textual data. The textual and visual data are analyzed by exploring the face value of the data, uncovering the personal and collective meanings of the data through thematic content analysis, and determining the contextual groundedness of the data. In the case study on older persons' experiences of drought, the personal feelings of hopelessness and depletedness are embedded in the sociopolitical context that contributed to the vulnerable economic position of older black people. The case study on the experiences of older persons infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS revealed personal experiences of stigmatisation and exclusion grounded in a sociopolitical context that contributed to the uncontrollable ramifications of the disease.

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“…Socio-spatial planning strategies always contain ideals of the connection of the social and the spatial spheres (Holgersen, 2015), and this has led to the proliferation of applications of sense of place and social sustainability approaches in socio-spatial interventions (Ghahramanpouri et al, 2013; Lewicka, 2011; Rooney et al, 2010). For example, in an attempt to formulate a spatial planning proposal for the Vredefort Dome World Heritage site in South Africa, Puren et al (2008) adopted sense of place as the key element in their place-based study. The study revealed that sense of emotional security and self-identity yield strong conservation-orientated attitudes.…”

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Reimaging socio-spatial planning: Towards a synthesis between sense of place and social sustainability approaches

Erdiaw‐Kwasie

Basson

2017

Planning Theory

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Socio-spatial planning forums are shedding light on how people embrace, contest or reject social changes. These understandings are now being used to explore sense of place and social sustainability approaches in spatial studies, and provide input into the formulation of socio-spatial planning interventions. Research evidence, however, suggests that the integration of elements from each approach into a unified working model can help overcome existing conceptual confusions and revitalise socio-spatial planning processes. Our research therefore seeks to identify these confusions, as well as the supplementary elements in each approach, resulting in the creation of a conceptual framework that reimages socio-spatial planning. We argue that there are elements conceptually linked in each approach that could be re-conceptualised into a more robust framework for socio-spatial planning. The article further proposes that the synthesis will not only negate the shortcomings inherent in each approach but will also provide a more responsive medium for the current dynamic societal context of socio-spatial planning. Our findings advance socio-spatial planning theory and contribute to a foundation for the future research aimed at improving the understanding of background theories.

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A Sense of Place and Spatial Planning in the Vredefort Dome, South Africa

Cited by 12 publications

References 17 publications

Character-Defining Elements of Shophouses Buildings in Taiping, Perak

Character-Defining Elements of Shophouses Buildings in Taiping, Perak

The Mmogo-Method™: An Exploration of Experiences through Visual Projections

Reimaging socio-spatial planning: Towards a synthesis between sense of place and social sustainability approaches

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