Place identity and the sea : a visual investigation into sea space and the land/sea interface with special reference to Cowes week
Place identity and the sea : a visual investigation into sea space and the land/sea interface with special reference to Cowes week
This research investigates the relationship between sea space, the land/sea interface and seabord place identity. The investigation relies on visual evidence and makes extensive use of photographs of sea space markers and visually identifiable elements found at the land/sea interface in a selection of seabord places in southern England. A vital part of the research is how people understand these markers and elements and the 'social drama' of Cowes Week is, consequently, used for special reference because it requires the intensive use of the land/sea interface and the participation of distinct groups of people.
The thesis begins with a review of the literature relating to the identity of places and the significance of identity to communities and groups. It then goes on to examine the spatial characteristics of sea space and how crews of vessels use it to reach land. Admiralty Charts are used as an important part of this examination. The significance of a harbour, as a vital part of the land/sea interface, begins with the introduction of a 'conceptual harbour' model which is used both as a physical device to cross the boundary zone between sea and land, and as a social device which involves seafarers and land-based observers. The theoretical theme continues with the aid of an abstract seabord place within which a progressive view of the sea is imagined. Ordinance Survey 1:50,000 sheets are here employed as the landward counterpart of Admiralty Charts. Seabord places are then actualised using photographs of selected visual elements and some examples of observed behaviour found in the complex boundary zone between land and sea and adjacent land and sea spaces.
The research then moves to the examination of Cowes Week itself and the question of how people understand the land/sea interface and its attendant elements and behaviour in this location at this particular time. Sample groups of the participatory Residents, Yachtsmen and land-based Visitors are interviewed in-depth to discover their distinctly separate experiences during the event and the visual markers they relate to, which help them in their understanding of it.
University of Southampton
Chaundy, Janet A
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2000
Chaundy, Janet A
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Chaundy, Janet A
(2000)
Place identity and the sea : a visual investigation into sea space and the land/sea interface with special reference to Cowes week.
University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis.
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This research investigates the relationship between sea space, the land/sea interface and seabord place identity. The investigation relies on visual evidence and makes extensive use of photographs of sea space markers and visually identifiable elements found at the land/sea interface in a selection of seabord places in southern England. A vital part of the research is how people understand these markers and elements and the 'social drama' of Cowes Week is, consequently, used for special reference because it requires the intensive use of the land/sea interface and the participation of distinct groups of people.
The thesis begins with a review of the literature relating to the identity of places and the significance of identity to communities and groups. It then goes on to examine the spatial characteristics of sea space and how crews of vessels use it to reach land. Admiralty Charts are used as an important part of this examination. The significance of a harbour, as a vital part of the land/sea interface, begins with the introduction of a 'conceptual harbour' model which is used both as a physical device to cross the boundary zone between sea and land, and as a social device which involves seafarers and land-based observers. The theoretical theme continues with the aid of an abstract seabord place within which a progressive view of the sea is imagined. Ordinance Survey 1:50,000 sheets are here employed as the landward counterpart of Admiralty Charts. Seabord places are then actualised using photographs of selected visual elements and some examples of observed behaviour found in the complex boundary zone between land and sea and adjacent land and sea spaces.
The research then moves to the examination of Cowes Week itself and the question of how people understand the land/sea interface and its attendant elements and behaviour in this location at this particular time. Sample groups of the participatory Residents, Yachtsmen and land-based Visitors are interviewed in-depth to discover their distinctly separate experiences during the event and the visual markers they relate to, which help them in their understanding of it.
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Published date: 2000
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