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concept:loss-of-belonging-in-the-20th-centuryLoss of belonging in the 20th century
The emotional misery and disconnection caused by modern urban development processes that eliminate personal uniqueness and public ownership
Neighborhood — ranked by edge-count
Claims (1)
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- Pinpoints the automobile as a primary agent in the destruction of public space and belonging
Artifacts (1)
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- Image showing haunted faces that illustrate the absence of belonging in both pre- and post-Wall worlds
Chapters (1)
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- Belonging And Not-BelongingmentionsChapter 1 of Volume 3, introducing the concepts of belonging and not-belonging in the built environment
Related by similarity (8)
cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edgeEntities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.
- Causal attribution of widespread psychological suffering to the built environment
- Historical contrast asserting a widespread contemporary deficit
- Explains why profound life is less common in modern buildings.
- Distinguishes wealth-driven uniqueness from the true uniqueness born of living process
- The twin needs for communal public space and individually expressive private territory, addressed by the four-fold pattern.
- A sense of true connection to oneself, society, and the physical environment; an emotional necessity for human well-being
- Defines the fundamental mechanism through which authentic connection to place happens
- Individual environments that reflect personal identity through unique, imperfect adaptations, inviting love