Representing Place and Territorial Identities in Europe: Discourses, Images, and Practices (GeoJournal Library, 127)

✍ Scribed by Tiziana Banini (editor), Oana-Ramona Ilovan (editor)

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 265
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book provides insight into the topic of place and territorial identity, which involves both the dimension of collective belonging and the politics of territorial planning and enhancement. It considers the social, economic and political effects of territorial identity representations among others in terms of mystification, spatial fetishism, and the creation of place and territorial stereotypes. A mixed methodology is employed to research case studies at diverse territorial scales which are relevant to the impact of a variety of factors on place/territorial identity processes such as migration, political and economic changes, natural disasters, land use changes, etc. Visual imagery, constructing visual discourses and living within visual cultures are placed in the foreground and refer to among others the changes and challenges introduced by the Internet and social networks in place/territory representations and self-representations; identity politics and its impact on place/territorial identity representations; discourses in shaping representations and self-representations of territorial/place-based identities related to collective memory, cultural heritage, invented tradition, imagined communities and other key notions.

✦ Table of Contents

Foreword
Contents
1 Introduction: Dealing with Territorial/Place Identity Representations
1.1 Representations, Identities and Geographies
1.2 Theory and Practice: Presentation of Book Sections and Chapters
References
Part IConstructing Identities: Re-Building Place-Based Relations
2 Living at the Esquilino: Representations and Self-Representations of a Multi-ethnic Central District in Rome
2.1 Introduction
2.2 A Long and Complex History
2.3 Media and Scientific Representations
2.4 Voices from the District
2.5 Conclusions
References
3 Shifting Imageries: Gentrification and the New Touristic Images of the Inner City of Palermo
3.1 Theoretical Framework: Place Identities, Urban Imageries and Gentrification
3.1.1 Place Identities
3.1.2 Urban Imageries
3.1.3 Gentrification and Touristification
3.1.4 Connections
3.2 A Qualitative Methodology for Gentrification Studies in Palermo
3.3 Portraits of Palermo: From Deprivation and Mafia to Culture and Tourism
3.3.1 Step 1: Cortile Cascino (1946–1991)
3.3.2 Step 2: The ‘Renaissance’ of Palermo (1992–2017)
3.3.3 Step 3: Culture as an Urban Growth Machine (2018–)
3.3.4 Afterword: Did the Quality of Life Improve in Palermo?
3.4 Conclusions
References
4 Place, Identity and Local Music Representation in Touristic Backgrounds of Romanian Medium-Sized Towns
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Theoretical Background
4.3 Research Framework and Methodological Design
4.4 Place, Identity and Local Music Representation in Touristic Backgrounds of Romanian Medium-Sized Towns
4.4.1 A Cultural and Musical Hearth Is Born
4.4.2 Landscaping Music in the Urban Area of Lugoj
4.4.3 Music, Identity, and the Representations of Place
4.4.4 A New Touristic Approach Towards Local Identity and Inherited Musical Resources
4.5 Conclusion
References
5 Sentiment and Visual Analysis: A Case Study of E-Participation to Give Value to Territorial Instances
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Spatial Justice and Activism in Hyper-places
5.3 The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline and Activism Counter-Places
5.4 Visual Methodologies for NOTAP
5.5 Sentiment Analysis for NOTAP
5.6 Conclusions
References
6 Landscape as ‘Working Field’ for Territorial Identity in Friuli Venezia Giulia Ecomuseums Action
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Ecomuseums in Friuli Venezia Giulia: Institutional Set-Up and Practices
6.3 Ecomuseums Landscape Education Activities as Driver for Territorial Identity
6.3.1 Educational Dimension
6.3.2 Ethical Dimension
6.3.3 Political Dimension
6.4 Conclusions
References
Part IIRepresentations of Nations and Cities: Ever-Changing Territorial Identities
7 Sense of Place as Spatial Control: Austerity and Place Processes Among Young People in Ballymun, Dublin
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Austerity and Place
7.3 Place Processes
7.4 Research Context
7.5 Austerity and Place Processes
7.5.1 Common Presence as Moderator
7.5.2 Common Presence as Initiator
7.5.3 Common Presence as Outcome
7.6 Afterthought
References
8 Place-Identity Discourses in “Tunnel of Time: 10x10 Ten Decades of Romania in One Hundred Images”
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Methodology
8.3 Results and Discussions
8.3.1 Source and Audience
8.3.2 The Images: Place and Identity
8.4 Conclusions
References
9 Visual Discourse and Urban Spatial Identity in Picture Postcards During Socialist Romania (1948–1989)
9.1 Introduction
9.2 State of the Art
9.3 Methodology (on Doing Research with Picture Postcards)
9.3.1 Research Material. Data Collection
9.3.2 Methods. Data Analysis and Interpretation
9.4 Results and Discussions
9.4.1 Industrialisation, Urbanisation, Systematisation Reflecting Socialism and the Romanian Communist Party’s Ideology
9.4.2 Represented Urban Spatial Identity in Picture Postcards During Socialist Romania
9.5 Conclusions
9.6 Policy Implications for Present and Future Development
References
10 Identification and Interpretation of the Territorial Identity Elements of a Small Industrial Town Using Postcards. Case Study: Anina, Romania
10.1 Territorial Identity—A Key Element for the Revival of Industrial Towns
10.2 Case Study
10.3 Methodology
10.4 Results and Discussions
10.5 Conclusions
References
Part IIINegotiating Identities and Belonging: State Borders and Internal Migrations
11 Everyday Territorial Identities in Romania and the Republic of Moldova: A Case Study on the Impacts of Territorial Representations from Above
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Territorial Representations at the Regional, National, and International Scales
11.3 The Social Construction of Territorial Identities Through Representation and Self-Representation
11.4 Qualitative Narrative Research Methods
11.5 Research Findings
11.6 Conclusion
References
12 Past Bordering Practices Modelling Present Representations: Transylvanian Saxons’ Administrative Units and the Chair of Rupea /Repser Stuhl /Kőhalom Szék
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Representations of the Material Heritage and Territorial Identities
12.3 Revival of an Administrative Unit Dissolved a Century and a Half Ago
12.4 Past Bordering Practices: Administrative Instability After the Dissolution of the Medieval Saxon Chairs
12.5 Present Perceptions of the Former Chair of Rupea and Representations of the Material Heritage
12.6 Conclusions. Interpreting the Analysed Phenomenon in the Current Administrative Context
References
13 There Is Always a Way Out! Images of Place and Identity for Women Escaping Domestic Violence
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Methodology of Creative Participatory Groupwork
13.3 Making Visible the Invisible
13.4 Beliefs
13.5 Traditions
13.6 Hope
13.7 Conclusions
References
Part IVChallenges and Stereotypes: Representing Rural Areas
14 The Green Illusion: Rural Representations and Poverty in Ariège, France
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Ariège, an Attractive Place Despite Its Poverty
14.3 Methodology
14.4 The Idealization of Rural Spaces
14.5 Misreading Rural Features and Poverty Situations: The Confrontation with Reality
14.6 Conclusion
References
15 Spatial Imaginations as a Form of Rural Representation. Lessons from Poland
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Research Goal and Methodology
15.3 Results
15.3.1 Valorisation of Village Space
15.4 Rural Settlements Represented in Sketch Maps
15.4.1 Mechanics of Method
15.4.2 Drawing Elements
15.4.3 Narratives of Space
15.4.4 Personalisation
15.5 Final Remarks
References
16 Iron Men on Wooden Boats: Connection and Isolation Between Local Culture and the Sea in Coastal Donegal
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Theoretical Framework
16.3 Methodology
16.4 Results
16.5 Conclusion
References
17 Conclusions: Towards a New Agenda for Place/Territorial Identity Research
17.1 Territorial Identities and Identity Narratives Fostering Resilience at Various Scales
17.2 Some Concluding Remarks
References