People’s perceptions of places – a series of vignettes #7
Magical memories
Tourists are intrigued by their encounters with cities that are full of pedestrians and vibrant city life. They are overwhelmed by memories of place. They bring back perceptions of Venice, Copenhagen or Prague as places “where the diffused rays of many separate beams of life fall into focus” (Mumford, 2004, 16).
Tourists are intrigued by their encounters with cities that are full of pedestrians and vibrant city life. They are overwhelmed by memories of place. They bring back perceptions of Venice, Copenhagen or Prague as places “where the diffused rays of many separate beams of life fall into focus” (Mumford, 2004, 16).
Places for special people
In Copenhagen blind people are encouraged to engage with places throughout the city. The entrance hall of the main railway station is made accessible to blind people by laying new flagstones and the there are different surface marks along the railway platform edges. Inside the new Centre of the Danish Association of the Blind are beechwood parquet floors the vibrations of which can be felt by deaf people. Outside scented plants make it easier for blind people to find their way (Golledge & Stimson, 1997, 505).
In Copenhagen blind people are encouraged to engage with places throughout the city. The entrance hall of the main railway station is made accessible to blind people by laying new flagstones and the there are different surface marks along the railway platform edges. Inside the new Centre of the Danish Association of the Blind are beechwood parquet floors the vibrations of which can be felt by deaf people. Outside scented plants make it easier for blind people to find their way (Golledge & Stimson, 1997, 505).