In a Word -- the Way You Know the Nature of Your Immediate Environment

Another simple but profound moment from the research in the 'Iconic Landscapes' project.  We asked people to describe the definitive characteristics of their environment in just one word.

Here's what came of it: http://iconiclandscapes.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/nature-in-a-word-image-...

The nature of a place that people choose to inhabit  -- they way these people understand the place is entirely cultural, and usually impelled by positive emotions of attachment, of placement.