Users' Perception and Representative Image of the ‘Navigli’ Area in Milan

In this chapter, starting from a general overview of the problems linked to ‘symbolic consumption’ we will investigate the satisfaction of city users. We will then focus on tourist consumption, examining the impact of place identity on its fruition by the public. The focus will be on people's p...

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Published inEveryday Life in the Segmented City Vol. 11; pp. 241 - 260
Main Authors Forbici, Stefano, Diamantini, Davide
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01.01.2011
Emerald Publishing Limited
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Sociology
Urban communities
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Summary:In this chapter, starting from a general overview of the problems linked to ‘symbolic consumption’ we will investigate the satisfaction of city users. We will then focus on tourist consumption, examining the impact of place identity on its fruition by the public. The focus will be on people's perception of an urban place and how this perception may interact with the symbolic dimension underlying both place identity and its consumption. Such a dimension is not strictly connected to the practical utility of the goods but to their ability to produce values and symbols for the establishment of personal identity. The data collected during an empirical survey regarding people's perception of the Navigli area of Milan have been used to develop this analysis.
ISBN:9781780522586
1780522584
ISSN:1047-0042
DOI:10.1108/S1047-0042(2011)0000011014