Abstract
This research addresses the problematization of the meaning of commercial districts. As viewed from the principles of urban design, a field of study located within urban semiotics, it analyzes sense of place and the ability to acquire it. Focusing on the case of commercial districts, this study conceptualizes the most recurrent urban design principles in commercial neighborhoods (vitality, memory and versatility), examining their relationship with the surrounding public space. Likewise, through a case study of three cities, the article examines the way in which the three main principles of urban design found in these places are materialized. Considering the important role that such principles play in relation to the public space adjacent to these neighborhoods, it is also shown that they are significant for the construction of the sense of belonging of the communities that inhabit and use them.
Highlights
This research addresses the problematization of the meaning of commercial districts
As viewed from the principles of urban design, a field of study located within urban semiotics, it analyzes sense of place and the ability to acquire it
Through a case study of three cities, the article examines the way in which the three main principles of urban design found in these places are materialized
Summary
El sentido de los lugares constituye una materia ampliamente examinada dentro de la Geografía Cultural y se ha venido ubicando en un punto de encuentro con los nuevos intereses de la Geografía Política (Jones, et al, 2015). Algunas fuentes de sentido ocasional, de acuerdo a Rodríguez (2012), se localizan en lugares que poseen un sentido ocasional, singularmente en los espacios públicos donde se llevan a cabo las celebraciones, manifestaciones, intercambios sociales, económicos y un sinfín de actividades sociales. Este es el poder de un lugar, del cual también habla Zukin: “A pesar de que una nueva identidad del lugar puede contradecir a los elementos del pasado de las áreas -y [aun así] presentarse como respetuosa de la autenticidad de la comunidad- las redes sociales y culturales de los nuevos productores y consumidores crean, nutren, y con frecuencia capitalizan en un sentido del lugar completamente nuevo” (2011:164).
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