The Difference Between The Concept Of Space And Of Place In Urban Science

Abstract

Space Place Urban space The interaction between users. The aim of this paper is to clarify the differences between the concepts of space and of place in urban science. The importance of this distinction stems from the common confusion in using and in mixing the meaning of both concepts in the literature. The research adopts an analytical theoretical review methodology to reach this clarification in different sciences. Moreover, studying the factors that form the place, would help to understand the difference in meaning between them in urban field. The research consists of three main parts. The first part discusses linguistically the space in various disciplines. The second part deals with the concept of place, and its connotations in various fields of knowledge. Then, in the third part the paper delineate the differences between the two concepts. The research comes up with a clear distinction of both concepts in the urban field, and presents them in a form of a comparative table. This comparison is based on differences among the two concepts in various aspects like in activities, in components, and even in meaning itself. It concludes with a discussion to their interplay in changing our urban environment over time.