There exists a tight relationship between the people and the city. Most people spend their lives in the city. City, constructed by people, as a container, holds different spaces where people stay or pass by. For the concept of a city, Certeau (1984) explained it as a whole whose contents are unified and multiple. On the birth of it, all kinds of regulations and systems were established to make sure its order, which we can quickly get to know from its appearances, such as buildings, infrastructure and roads. We can also know about it when we reflect ourselves’ life routines.
However, people are also breaking the systems. Walking in the city is a way to go through the city, to blur the borders of places, at the same time, to read and experience it on one’s way and path. Thus, pedestrians have different impressions of even the same place. One among the various feelings may be used to name the places, and as for the places, “They become liberated spaces that can be occupied”.
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A very good summary of Certeau’s notions of the city, its places and spaces, as well as the forms of interactions within and or around it!