Transit space

no place is nowhere

Kirsten M. Raahauge

pp. 125-130

in: Peter Allingham, Kirsten M. Raahauge (eds), Reconceptualizing cities, Knowledge, Technology & Policy 21 (3), 2008.

Abstract

This article deals with representations of one specific city, Århus, Denmark, especially its central district. The analysis is based on anthropological fieldwork conducted in Skåde Bakker and Fedet, two well-off neighborhoods. The overall purpose of the project is to study perceptions of space and the interaction of cultural, social, and spatial organizations, as seen from the point of view of people living in Skåde Bakker and Fedet. The focus is on the city dwellers' representations of the central district of Århus with specific reference to the concept of transit space. When applied to various Århusian locations, this might highlight unforeseen meanings and paradoxes.