Concept information
Preferred term
urban semiotics
Definition
- Urban space lends itself well to semiotic analysis. When we speak, for example, of a city's tone, its tenor and ambience, its discernible character, its distinguishing qualities, its skyline, its iconic buildings, or its history, we are making appeals to its semantic power. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Urban Semiotics]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/urban_semiotics
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