The importance of place in human life and experience

• What is identity?

  • how do you identify with a place? local of regional scale
• What is belonging?

  • extent to which person or group feels identity with a place
• What is well-being:

  • what makes a place sustainable, welcoming and inclusive > meets practical and spiritual needs of all ppl
• How can identity, belonging and well-being be influenced for the better?

  • local community improve > organisations, events, inclusive
• How does the attachment between identity and place of birth influence a person?

  • skin colour
  • accent and dialects
  • patriotism > local, regional, continental?
• Different scales which we can identify:

  • Localism: Is a preference for the place closest to you
  • Regionalism: Identification with a distinct region - a person may describe themselves as 'Cornish' rather than 'English', N and S divide
  • Nationalism: Often described as patriotism, royal family, politics, British, European
  • Globalism: People who refer to themselves as global citizens
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