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Space, Knowledge and Power

http://www.ashgate.com/pdf/SamplePages/Space_Knowledge_and_Power_Intro.pdf

What is Geographical Space....

We have considered what Space is as a concept but how does it relate to Geography....

"Geography is the branch of science concerned with identifying and describing the Earth, utilizing spatial awareness to try and understand why things exist in specific locations.

Geographical space is often considered as land, and can have a relation to ownership usage (in which space is seen as property or territory). While some cultures assert the rights of the individual in terms of ownership, other cultures will identify with a communal approach to land ownership, while still other cultures such as Australian Aboriginals, rather than asserting ownership rights to land, invert the relationship and consider that they are in fact owned by the land. Spatial planning is a method of regulating the use of space at land-level, with decisions made at regional, national and international levels. Space can also impact on human and cultural behavior, being an important factor inarchitecture, where it will impact on the design of buildings and structures, and on farming.

Ownership of space is not restricted to land. Ownership of airspace and of waters is decided internationally. Other forms of ownership have been recently asserted to other spaces — for example to the radio bands of the electromagnetic spectrum or to cyberspace.

Public space is a term used to define areas of land as collectively owned by the community, and managed in their name by delegated bodies; such spaces are open to all. Whileprivate property is the land culturally owned by an individual or comany, for their own use and pleasure.

Abstract space is a term used in geography to refer to a hypothetical space characterized by complete homogeneity. When modeling activity or behavior, it is a conceptual tool used to limit extraneous variables such as terrain."

Source, Wikipedia 2oo9

Image

What images are conjured up when you look at things through different mediums.

• Paintings





• Photographs





• Landscape drawings





• Animations.

Look at the following and reflect on what you see? Are these affective in portraying the use of space and why?

http://tonyconner.com/

http://www.esds.ac.uk/qualidata/online/data/edwardians/photogallery.asp

http://home.howstuffworks.com/how-to-draw-landscapes.htm/printable

http://openspacelucknow.blogspot.com/2009/06/thr-rural-urban-divide-in-india.html

What things do we use everyday to keep our spaces going?

How do these link?
Televisions link spaces virtually.

Computers provide a link to spaces globally.



Cars enable us to get from one space to another.

Houses allow us to live in spaces with comfort.

These things that keep our spaces going are often overlooked.

Can you think of any others?

Definition of Space

'As with terms like 'Society' and 'Nature', Space is not a commonsense external background to human and social action. Rather, it is the outcome of a series of highly problematic temporary settlements that divide and connect things up into different kinds of collectives which are slowly provided with the means which render them durable and sustainable.'
(Thrift, 2003;96)

Ice city

At a glance, this magnificent city looks like a thriving, ever growing urban centre. This in fact is a city made out of ICE. This ice sculpture is one of many, that is created as part of a winter showcase, in Harbin Northeast China in the Heilongjiang Province. This is another example of how people have utilised space and transformed it into something spectacular.

http://iasos.com/news/ice.html

From Desert to Dazzling Lights

Could you imagine that a vast desert could encompass a place full of life, lights and hyper reality. This is a fantastic example of how people have changed part of a very inhospitable environment to a place that is alive 24 hours a day. An example of how one space has been manipulated to form another space into a tourists dream.

http://solarnavigator.net/geography/las_vegas.htm

The concept of Space

The concept of Space is more than a simple map of the globe...but it is a
good visual starting point!



http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/grid.jpg

What is Space....

When trying understand 'Space', it is important to consider 2 key

concepts.

1. Understanding the interactions between places and the networks created by the flows of information,

people and goods.

2. Knowing where places and landscapes are located, why they 

are there, the patterns and distributions they create,

how and why these are changing and the implications for people.

The purpose of this blog is to investigate these 2 concepts and

make light of the term 'Space.'