The Appropriation of Space

(2010)
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Abstract

In this paper, I study some aspects of urban environment using the concept of non-place intro- duced by Marc AugeĢ in 1995. I first define the concepts of space, place and non-place. I then explain why nomadism plays an important role in the way that we appropriate urban space. I discuss the role of narrative architects and how they intervene in the politics of space. And I conclude by questioning the supposedly superiority of places over non-places.

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