Senses of Urban Character

Kim Dovey; Stephen Wood; Ian Woodcock

Senses of Urban Character

Kim Dovey
, Stephen Wood
, Ian Woodcock

Geography & Planning

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What does it mean to say that a place has 'character'? This is a term that is applied to both people and places, often implying an identity with a certain authenticity or distinction. Across our cities, 'urban character' is defended in older suburbs and created in ones - preserved and constructed. In-depth interviews with residents from a range of locations across the Melbourne metropolitan area in 2004 revealed that the experience and discourse of 'character' encompass a range of understandings of place identity.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Making Sense of Place: Exploring concepts and expressions of place through different senses and lenses
Editors	Frank Varclay, Matthew Higgins, Adam Blackshaw
Place of Publication	Canberra, Australia
Publisher	National Museum of Australia Press
Pages	229-237
Edition	1
ISBN (Print)	9781876944513
Publication status	Published - 31 Dec 2008

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Community Planning

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Senses of Urban Character. / Dovey, Kim; Wood, Stephen; Woodcock, Ian.
Making Sense of Place: Exploring concepts and expressions of place through different senses and lenses. ed. / Frank Varclay; Matthew Higgins; Adam Blackshaw. 1. ed. Canberra, Australia: National Museum of Australia Press, 2008. p. 229-237.

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