Defining Local Identity

Yuhan SHAO; Eckart LANGE; Kevin THWAITES; Binyi LIU

doi:10.15302/J-LAF-20170203

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Landsc. Archit. Front. ›› 2017, Vol. 5 ›› Issue (2) : 24-41. DOI: 10.15302/J-LAF-20170203

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Defining Local Identity

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This study aims at providing a formal definition on local identity to clarify the confusion in the field of landscape study. The study first introduces different levels of identities in landscape research. Then the second part reviews relevant definitions to identify their relations and common factors to clear confusions on local identity. The third extracts, formalizes and reorganizes the common factors into a new framework to represent elements that contribute to local identity and form a formal definition of local identity. The paper also concludes their important meanings to both landscape research and practice.

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Local Identity / Landscape Identity / Sense of Place

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Yuhan SHAO, Eckart LANGE, Kevin THWAITES, Binyi LIU. Defining Local Identity. Landsc. Archit. Front., 2017, 5(2): 24‒41 https://doi.org/10.15302/J-LAF-20170203