Examples of first space

From Geography

An example of first space is the border between The United States of America and Mexico. It is a physical, material space. It is a large fence, whole the way from the East Coast to the West Coast. Whe people see it, they immediately recognise it as the border between the two countries. In most cases, borders are imaginative lines, but in the case of The USA and Mexico, the border between them is material and empirically observable. This is a clear example of first space.

Another example of the first order space is a slum. That is a neighborhood nearby a city where people live in poverty. They live in bad houses and have no proper facilities. Slums are also a physical, material space. This space is built by human beings and it also giving meaning by them. In this material world hang no signs with slum on it. But everybody interpret and recognize this space as a slum because of its physical appearance. So a slum is also material and empirically observable.

A third example of first space is the church in the city centre of Nijmegen. It is a pysical, material space because of the building and material. People who live in Nijmegen would immediantly recogine the church in the city-centre when shown a picture. Because this church has its own unique look it is a good example of first space.

• Edited by Frank Simons
• Edited by Lotte den Boogert, 22 october 2012
• Edited by Kasper van de Langenberg, 31/12/12