Citation

Claval P. Tijdschr. Econ. Soc. Geogr. 2007; 98(2): 153-164.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1467-9663.2007.00388.x

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Abstract

Urban geographers had for a long time mainly approached culture through its material aspects. The situation changed with the cultural turn of the discipline. As a result a re-evaluation of the former results was made. The basic concepts of community and society are taking a new significance at the time of globalisation. An increasing attention is devoted to counter-cultures and cultures of resistance. Landscapes have ceased to appear essentially as expressions of urban functions. They play a fundamental role in the assertion of identities: hence the harsh competition for the control of public space. In contemporary urban archipelagos, culture has become a key factor in shaping forms. It often expresses deep conflicts and feelings of frustration.