ABSTRACT
A place is a space used and claimed by a group of people or an individual for a time. Places vary in scale – from the universe, to planet Earth, to a country, to a human settlement – and duration – from an area held by a group of people for a lengthy period, to an open spot claimed by an individual for a passing moment. Cities consist of many different places. As an ensemble, they provide the settings for the lives of their inhabitants and the ‘brand’ image that its inhabitants and outsiders have of it (Strauss 1961).
