Emotional tapestry of small cities: Emotional perception of urban environments by Swedish and Finnish senior citizens
The paper investigates the emotional foundation of sense of place in small urban environments. The study was based on an anonymous questionnaire exploring various emotions in relation to urban environments in two small northern cities Haparanda (Sweden) and Tornio (Finland). The study revealed that...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:efbe8d9a18f54b5f8d55f3d989287650 2023-05-15T16:32:54+02:00 Emotional tapestry of small cities: Emotional perception of urban environments by Swedish and Finnish senior citizens Tatiana Zhigaltsova 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.30676/jfas.v46i2.102863 https://doaj.org/article/efbe8d9a18f54b5f8d55f3d989287650 EN eng Suomen Antropologinen Seura (Finnish Anthropological Society) https://journal.fi/suomenantropologi/article/view/102863 https://doaj.org/toc/1799-8972 https://doi.org/10.30676/jfas.v46i2.102863 1799-8972 https://doaj.org/article/efbe8d9a18f54b5f8d55f3d989287650 Suomen Antropologi, Vol 46, Iss 2, Pp 30-50 (2022) anthropology of emotions emotional perception emotional geography urban environment mapping places senior citizens Anthropology GN1-890 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.30676/jfas.v46i2.102863 2022-12-31T03:28:54Z The paper investigates the emotional foundation of sense of place in small urban environments. The study was based on an anonymous questionnaire exploring various emotions in relation to urban environments in two small northern cities Haparanda (Sweden) and Tornio (Finland). The study revealed that senior citizens mentioned emotions connected to the past (sorrow), active living (interest, joy), and solitude (ease) more frequently than any other emotions, and attributed these to such places as historical buildings, churches, cemeteries, swimming pools, etc. The border between the two cities was marked by mixed emotions, both positive and negative. To visualize emotions and places of emotions in Tornio and Haparanda, as well as for insight into the boundaries of emotional urban environments, the author created emotion maps of these cities. The maps visually resemble multi-colored tapestries with emotions as nodes, which inspired the title of this paper. This study allowed expanding the scope of the anthropology of emotions by the inclusion of territorial focus in the study of small urban environments. In the context of world-wide population ageing tendency, we need to study places of emotions to come up with a comprehensive and integral approach to city planning policies, and to create more adaptable and age-friendly urban environments. Article in Journal/Newspaper Haparanda Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Haparanda ENVELOPE(24.137,24.137,65.835,65.835) Tornio ENVELOPE(24.147,24.147,65.848,65.848) Suomen Antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society 46 2 30 50 |
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The paper investigates the emotional foundation of sense of place in small urban environments. The study was based on an anonymous questionnaire exploring various emotions in relation to urban environments in two small northern cities Haparanda (Sweden) and Tornio (Finland). The study revealed that senior citizens mentioned emotions connected to the past (sorrow), active living (interest, joy), and solitude (ease) more frequently than any other emotions, and attributed these to such places as historical buildings, churches, cemeteries, swimming pools, etc. The border between the two cities was marked by mixed emotions, both positive and negative. To visualize emotions and places of emotions in Tornio and Haparanda, as well as for insight into the boundaries of emotional urban environments, the author created emotion maps of these cities. The maps visually resemble multi-colored tapestries with emotions as nodes, which inspired the title of this paper. This study allowed expanding the scope of the anthropology of emotions by the inclusion of territorial focus in the study of small urban environments. In the context of world-wide population ageing tendency, we need to study places of emotions to come up with a comprehensive and integral approach to city planning policies, and to create more adaptable and age-friendly urban environments. |
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Emotional tapestry of small cities: Emotional perception of urban environments by Swedish and Finnish senior citizens |
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