Place is a central concept in geography and a topic of interest in the social sciences, urban
planning, architecture, and most recently in information science. The notion of place has …

How do people perceive landscapes? What elements of the landscape do they identify as
characteristic of a landscape? And how can we arrive at descriptions, and ultimately …

The success of river restoration projects regarding its effects on cultural ecosystem services
(CES) and contributions to human well-being is not frequently evaluated. Here, we recorded …

In his classic book “The Image of the City” Kevin Lynch used empirical work to show how
different elements of the city were perceived: such as paths, landmarks, districts, edges, and …

Protecting tranquil areas is becoming an important objective for landscape planning and
management. In order to identify where people experience tranquillity, we developed a …

Context Identifying tranquil areas is important for landscape planning and policy-making.
Research demonstrated discrepancies between modelled potential tranquil areas and …

This paper investigates spatial, temporal, age and gender patterns of outdoor social
activities in urban neighbourhoods and their correlation with properties of urban form …

Some of the most exciting progress to address central limitations in GIS is currently
originating from the margins of cartographic traditions. This article explores the potential of a …

ABSTRACT User-Generated Content (UGC) provides a potential data source which can
help us to better describe and understand how places are conceptualized, and in turn better …

The lack of a well‐established and unified place theory across disciplines is decelerating its
formalization, evolution, and especially its pragmatic implications and applicability. In this …