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"Educational Research Project"
"Educational Research Project"
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Research Title
Research Title
'The Heterogeneousness of the Homogeneous'
'The Heterogeneousness of the Homogeneous'
Investigating the Perception of Space and Place in a Typical South African Township.
Investigating the Perception of Space and Place in a Typical South African Township.
Aim
Aim
The aim of the study is to frame and conceptualise the lived experiences of Botshabelo township residents beyond the genre of socio-economic factors in the post-apartheid South Africa.
The aim of the study is to frame and conceptualise the lived experiences of Botshabelo township residents beyond the genre of socio-economic factors in the post-apartheid South Africa.
Objectives
Objectives
To investigate the extent of emotional attachment, knowledge, and awareness that Botshabelo community members possess with regards to their environment.
To investigate the extent of emotional attachment, knowledge, and awareness that Botshabelo community members possess with regards to their environment.
To explore the opportunities that the auto-photography approach provides in examining the perception of space and place in the township context.
To explore the opportunities that the auto-photography approach provides in examining the perception of space and place in the township context.
To analyse the feasibility of integrating auto-photography in urban planning in the advancement of developments in Botshabelo Township.
To analyse the feasibility of integrating auto-photography in urban planning in the advancement of developments in Botshabelo Township.
What is Space?
What is Space?
Space is something abstract, without any substantial meaning.
Space is something abstract, without any substantial meaning.
"Space is not an objective structure but is a social experience” ~ Hubbard et al., (2002)
"Space is not an objective structure but is a social experience” ~ Hubbard et al., (2002)
"Space is not essential in nature but is constructed and produced" ~ Yi-Fu Tuan (1979 )
"Space is not essential in nature but is constructed and produced" ~ Yi-Fu Tuan (1979 )
What is Place?
What is Place?
A place can be seen as space that has a meaning.
A place can be seen as space that has a meaning.
"Place is not only a fact to be explained in the broader frame of space, but it is also a reality to be clarified and understood from the perspective of the people who have given it meaning” (Yi Fu Tuan, 1979).
"Place is not only a fact to be explained in the broader frame of space, but it is also a reality to be clarified and understood from the perspective of the people who have given it meaning” (Yi Fu Tuan, 1979).
"Places are thus relational and contingent experienced and understood differently by different people; they are multiple, contested, fluid and uncertain, rather than fixed territorial units" (Hubbard et al., 2002: 18)
"Places are thus relational and contingent experienced and understood differently by different people; they are multiple, contested, fluid and uncertain, rather than fixed territorial units" (Hubbard et al., 2002: 18)
Topophilia
Topophilia
"The Love of Place"
"The Love of Place"
Topophilia is a strong sense of place, which often becomes mixed with the sense of cultural identity among certain people and a love of certain aspects of such a place. Wikipedia
Topophilia is a strong sense of place, which often becomes mixed with the sense of cultural identity among certain people and a love of certain aspects of such a place. Wikipedia
"Topophilia emphasizes attachment to place and the symbolic meanings that underlie this attachment."
"Topophilia emphasizes attachment to place and the symbolic meanings that underlie this attachment."
"Any place embodies a multiplicity of meanings, some nature-based and some not, although some places exhibit a wider range than others."
"Any place embodies a multiplicity of meanings, some nature-based and some not, although some places exhibit a wider range than others."
(Stedman and Ingalls, 2014)
(Stedman and Ingalls, 2014)
Topophobia
Topophobia
"The Fear of Certain Places"
"The Fear of Certain Places"
The habitat would be an “enclosure” for places of conflict...
The habitat would be an “enclosure” for places of conflict...
The image of the home as a prison is extremely illustrative of this.
The image of the home as a prison is extremely illustrative of this.
~ Yi-Fu Tuan (1990)
~ Yi-Fu Tuan (1990)
Mission
Mission
Our mission is to create a platform for social engagement and to tell the untold stories about our beloved Botshabelo township.
Our mission is to create a platform for social engagement and to tell the untold stories about our beloved Botshabelo township.
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