The concepts of place vis-a-vis space
can be vague. Place can be a tangible location
with fixed geographic coordinates. Through shared values and experiences, on
the other hand, place becomes much more
because meanings are attached to lived
spaces and to particular places therein.
Places become a way of seeing, knowing,
valuing, and understanding the world
(Tuan 1977). Any particular place can have
different meanings for different groups of
people. Geographer Tim Cresswell wrote,
“When we look at the world as a world of
places we see different things. We see
attachments and connections between people
and place. We see worlds of meaning
and experience” (Cresswell 2004, p. 11