In the past, the world moved at a slower pace. Travel, communication, and expansion were all slow. Personally, I believe exclusionary mindsets and attitudes were significant characteristics of place in the past because of the lack of technology. People in one place had little communication or interaction with people in another place. Therefore, each place became unique. Cultures, beliefs, traditions, and practices all centered on the inhabitants of an area. There was a lack of exposure to other, varying lifestyles that in a way created ignorant people\u2026and yet, more importantly, it also strengthened the authenticity of a place.<\/p>\n
However, technology has developed exponentially and places with \u201crooted authenticity [\u2026] are increasingly unsustainable in the (post)modern world\u201d (Cresswell 26). People have great accessibility to areas around the world thanks to faster, more efficient modes of transportation. As a classmate mentioned during our discussion last week, the increased number of tourists and decreased number of locals at the Maine Lobster Festival has led to a less authentic place. Now that people have the ability to travel and communicate easily and quickly, a place struggles to hold onto its culture, beliefs and traditions.<\/p>\n
Some believe place will disappear due to the lack of authenticity. However, I believe place can adapt to the (post)modern world. People can continue to build personal, emotional relationships with a place as long as they are aware, and either accepting or able to deal with, external influence. Cresswell writes, \u201cplace [\u2026] is marked by openness and change rather than boundedness and permanence\u201d which I interpret as today\u2019s transformed definition of place (Cresswell 39). People will forever have personal connections to different areas of the world, and therefore place will forever exist. But place must adapt to the modern world just like humans have to adapt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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