Spirit of Place as an Attraction of Heritage Area In Medan City, Indonesia

Abstract

A "spirit of place" is a bond between a place and its people built on tangible and intangible aspects, forming the identity or character of a community. The development of a city brings changes in different aspects that might put pressure on historical worth. Places that have a spirit will have a meaning that visitors can feel. Meaning generated by a place affects the relationship between the individual's soul and the place where the individual is located. This study will use literature review methodologies to develop a spirit of place theoretical framework for heritage tourist attractions in Medan city. Keywords: spirit of place, heritage tourism, Medan city. eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2023. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v8i23.4577