Emotional tapestry of small cities: Emotional perception of urban environments by Swedish and Finnish senior citizens
The paper investigates the emotional foundation of sense of place in small urban environments. The study was based on an anonymous questionnaire exploring various emotions in relation to urban environments in two small northern cities Haparanda (Sweden) and Tornio (Finland). The study revealed that...
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Suomen Antropologinen Seura (Finnish Anthropological Society)
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| description | The paper investigates the emotional foundation of sense of place in small urban environments. The study was based on an anonymous questionnaire exploring various emotions in relation to urban environments in two small northern cities Haparanda (Sweden) and Tornio (Finland). The study revealed that senior citizens mentioned emotions connected to the past (sorrow), active living (interest, joy), and solitude (ease) more frequently than any other emotions, and attributed these to such places as historical buildings, churches, cemeteries, swimming pools, etc. The border between
the two cities was marked by mixed emotions, both positive and negative. To visualize emotions and places of emotions in Tornio and Haparanda, as well as for insight into the boundaries of emotional urban environments, the author created emotion maps of these cities. The maps visually resemble multi-colored tapestries with emotions as nodes, which inspired the title of this paper. This study allowed expanding the scope of the anthropology of emotions by the inclusion of territorial focus in the study of small urban environments. In the context of world-wide population ageing tendency, we need to study places of emotions to come up with a comprehensive and integral approach to city planning policies, and to create more adaptable and age-friendly urban environments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-efbe8d9a18f54b5f8d55f3d9892876502022-12-22T00:09:43ZengSuomen Antropologinen Seura (Finnish Anthropological Society)Suomen Antropologi1799-89722022-04-014623050https://doi.org/10.30676/jfas.v46i2.102863 Emotional tapestry of small cities: Emotional perception of urban environments by Swedish and Finnish senior citizens Tatiana Zhigaltsova0Northern (Arctic) Federal University, ArkhangelskThe paper investigates the emotional foundation of sense of place in small urban environments. The study was based on an anonymous questionnaire exploring various emotions in relation to urban environments in two small northern cities Haparanda (Sweden) and Tornio (Finland). The study revealed that senior citizens mentioned emotions connected to the past (sorrow), active living (interest, joy), and solitude (ease) more frequently than any other emotions, and attributed these to such places as historical buildings, churches, cemeteries, swimming pools, etc. The border between the two cities was marked by mixed emotions, both positive and negative. To visualize emotions and places of emotions in Tornio and Haparanda, as well as for insight into the boundaries of emotional urban environments, the author created emotion maps of these cities. The maps visually resemble multi-colored tapestries with emotions as nodes, which inspired the title of this paper. This study allowed expanding the scope of the anthropology of emotions by the inclusion of territorial focus in the study of small urban environments. In the context of world-wide population ageing tendency, we need to study places of emotions to come up with a comprehensive and integral approach to city planning policies, and to create more adaptable and age-friendly urban environments.https://journal.fi/suomenantropologi/article/view/102863anthropology of emotionsemotional perceptionemotional geographyurban environmentmappingplacessenior citizens |
| spellingShingle | Tatiana Zhigaltsova Emotional tapestry of small cities: Emotional perception of urban environments by Swedish and Finnish senior citizens Suomen Antropologi anthropology of emotions emotional perception emotional geography urban environment mapping places senior citizens |
| title | Emotional tapestry of small cities: Emotional perception of urban environments by Swedish and Finnish senior citizens |
| title_full | Emotional tapestry of small cities: Emotional perception of urban environments by Swedish and Finnish senior citizens |
| title_fullStr | Emotional tapestry of small cities: Emotional perception of urban environments by Swedish and Finnish senior citizens |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emotional tapestry of small cities: Emotional perception of urban environments by Swedish and Finnish senior citizens |
| title_short | Emotional tapestry of small cities: Emotional perception of urban environments by Swedish and Finnish senior citizens |
| title_sort | emotional tapestry of small cities emotional perception of urban environments by swedish and finnish senior citizens |
| topic | anthropology of emotions emotional perception emotional geography urban environment mapping places senior citizens |
| url | https://journal.fi/suomenantropologi/article/view/102863 |
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