Title
Sketching Culture, Sketching Nature: Uncovering Anchors of Everyday Nature for Urban Youth
Publication Date
12-1-2012
Document Type
Article
Abstract
There has, historically, been considerable uncertainty over the meaning of 'urban nature' and, therefore, the extent to which culture and nature are bound in the urban setting. We explore, in this paper, the spatiality of everyday nature as experienced by youth in an urban setting. To do so, we draw on the results of a participatory mapping activity that was designed to elicit information about where youth felt most connected to nature while in the city. Using sketch-map survey instruments, we collected hand-drawn responses from forty-three high school students in the downtown core of Tacoma, Washington. Data were digitized and analyzed in a GIS, and results were revealing of the contingency of the 'nature' concept in urban space as well as the centrality of 'loose' space to urban experiences that are evocative of being in nature.
Publication Title
Social And Cultural Geography
Volume
13
Issue
8
First Page
873
Last Page
893
DOI
10.1080/14649365.2012.735690
Publisher Policy
pre-print, post-print with embargo
Recommended Citation
Kelley, Matthew J.; Pendras, Mark; and Minnella, Heather, "Sketching Culture, Sketching Nature: Uncovering Anchors of Everyday Nature for Urban Youth" (2012). Urban Studies Publications. 24.
https://digitalcommons.tacoma.uw.edu/urban_pub/24