Железнодорожный терминал. «Жизнь – это ожидание», или московский вокзал глазами скучающего пассажира
“Life Is Waiting,” or a Moscow Railway Station through the Eyes of a Bored Passenger
Author(s): Elena Gudova, Alena NefedovaSubject(s): Social Sciences, Environmental Geography, Social Philosophy, Social development, Rural and urban sociology, Sociology of Culture, Environmental interactions
Published by: Центр независимых социологических исследований (ЦНСИ)
Keywords: Quality of Urban Environment; Railway Terminals; Non-Places; Moscow; Kazan’ Railway Station;
Summary/Abstract: In this essay the authors present the results of a Moscow railway terminal study as an example of “non-place,” when presence in the space can be reduced to the amount of time spent passing through it. Using Viacheslav Glazychev’s concept of urban environment quality, the Kazan’ Railway Station environment was evaluated through observation.The methodological foundations for observations of urban space and city interactions are discussed as well. In conclusion, we suggest that the transitory nature of railway station space is characterized by poor environment quality.
Journal: Laboratorium. Журнал социальных исследований
- Issue Year: 8/2016
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 120-138
- Page Count: 19
- Language: Russian