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Genius loci vo vzťahu k strachu zo zločinnosti na príklade postsocialistického sídliska

In: Geografický časopis, vol. 65, no. 1
Linda Stasíková

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Year, pages: 2013, 83 - 101
Keywords:
genius loci, crime, fear of crime, places of fear, safe places, post-socialist housing estate, Petržalka
About article:
Each locality is characterized by unique features or events, which, if they dominate, become symbols and principal characteristics of the place, as they become the genius loci. Two types of genius loci are discerned in this study: a material/visual and a symbolic one. Both determine the decision-making processes of humans, their preferences or movement in space. Examination of crime and fear of crime in relation to genius loci offers a wide range of views that reflect the opinion and the subconsciousness of the population. The post-socialist housing estate of Petržalka in Bratislava is often mistaken for an urban district with a low quality of life also due to the crime rate. It is a suitable example how the symbolic genius loci existing in the minds of Bratislava’s population, may differ from the real appearance and character both in terms of visual aspects and crime rate. In the conducted survey 308 Bratislava inhabitants were asked by means of questionnaires about how safe they feel in Petržalka. They were supposed to identify the safest and the least safe localities of the housing estate. The enquiry also pointed to the differentiated opinion when people considered some localities ideal while other people viewed the same localities as the most dangerous. An attempt was made to classify this difference in opinion into a typology of places of fear and places of confidence in the post-socialist housing estate.
How to cite:
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Stasíková, L. 2013. Genius loci vo vzťahu k strachu zo zločinnosti na príklade postsocialistického sídliska. In Geografický časopis, vol. 65, no.1, pp. 83-101. 0016-7193.

APA:
Stasíková, L. (2013). Genius loci vo vzťahu k strachu zo zločinnosti na príklade postsocialistického sídliska. Geografický časopis, 65(1), 83-101. 0016-7193.