Senses in Cities: Experiences of Urban Settings

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Kelvin Low (National University of Singapore, Singapore) Devorah Kalekin-Fishman (University of Haifa, Israel)

Senses in Cities

Experiences of Urban Settings

Kelvin Low (National University of Singapore, Singapore), Devorah Kalekin-Fishman (University of Haifa, Israel)

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Routledge
21 March 2019

Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

Urban landscapes are usually thought of first and foremost as engineered formations designed for functionality. It is quite clear, however, that cities and towns are sites of social structure, scenes of diversity, and hotbeds of transgressions. They are also sources of satisfying social relationships, settings for actions negotiated on an everyday basis, and opportunities for kinesthetic and aesthetic experiences. Within these processes, the senses mediate engagement with the optimism of urban growth, the comfort of urban traditions, and a consciousness of the diverse relationships that embellish urban living, but also with the repellent sights and sounds that invade zones of comfort.

This book examines how qualities of place and their sensuous reorganisation elucidate particular sociocultural expressions and practices in urban life. The collection illuminates how urban environments are distinguished, valued, or reconfigured with the senses as media for evaluating authentic spaces and places that endure and change over time.

Edited by: Kelvin Low (National University of Singapore Singapore), Devorah Kalekin-Fishman (University of Haifa, Israel)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367273019
ISBN 10: 0367273012
Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology
Pages: 236
Publication Date: 21 March 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kelvin E.Y. Low is Associate Professor of Sociology at the National University of Singapore. Devorah Kalekin-Fishman, emerita, is a Senior Researcher in the Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Israel.