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HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO - HELSINGFORS UNIVERSITET - UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI | |||
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Tiedekunta/Osasto - Fakultet/Sektion - Faculty Faculty of Science |
Laitos - Institution - Department Department of Geography | ||
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Tekijä - Författare - Author Lipsanen Niko | |||
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Työn nimi - Arbetets titel - Title Naturalistic and existential realms of place in Roseau, Dominica | |||
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Oppiaine - Läroämne - Subject Geography | |||
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Työn laji - Arbetets art - Level Master's Thesis |
Aika - Datum - Month and year March 2001 |
Sivumäärä - Sidoantal - Number of pages 125 + 7 | |
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Tiivistelmä - Referat - Abstract
The aim of this study is to understand human placiality. This rather philosophical goal
is approached by pursuing a geographical study of a place in its placeness. The place of
this study is Roseau, which is the capital of the Commonwealth of Dominica.
The study contains theoretical, analytical and synthetical sections. Following Entrikin's
analysis of the 'betweenness of place' the study is divided into two parts, naturalistic
and existential. In the naturalistic analysis, the external context of place is approached
from the viewpoint of a detached observer. Methodology for pursuing this is derived from
Lynch's 'dimensions of performance' and, in lesser extent, from Alexander's 'pattern
language'. In the existential analysis, the entrenched meanings of place are approached
with methodology derived from Di Méo's theory of 'sociospatial metastructure' and
Heidegger's phenomenological analysis of the concept of 'dwelling'.
To achieve the synthesis of Roseau as a place, the naturalistic and existential theories
are made to discuss with each other on the concept of 'place' which has been empirically
nriched in the analytical sections. To reveal the temporal aspects of placeness, the
historically oriented narrative-like synthesis is used alongside.
The aspects of human placiality are not explicitly studied. However, on the grounds of the
aspects of placeness that were achieved, a discussion about the methology of proceeding
towards the placiality is presented in the end of this study.
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Avainsanat - Nyckelord - Keywords Caribbean, Dominica, Roseau, place, placeness, placiality, humanistic geography | |||
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Säilytyspaikka - Förvaringställe - Where deposited Library of the Department of Geography, University of Helsinki | |||
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Muita tietoja - Övriga uppgifter - Additional information | |||