Territorial Aspects of Place Definition: Exploring the Gap Within and In-Between Territories

ABSTRACT: Territoriality is an initial human behavior. It is an effort in order to distinguish between something internal in front of something external. It is an attempt to emphasize an area as it is owned by man (individual, family, community). It is a try to keep unwanted factors out. In simples way, a wall, a fence, a hedge, or a curtain are instance of territorial elements. Furthermore it goes beyond that; it might become a piece of craft which shows an idea, or stimulation for other activities. This study has two main aims: first to study the territorial aspects of place definition in both physical and non-physical sides of it in neighborhood scale. The first attempt is to explore the existing literature in order to find important variables which define man’s territories and borders. Moreover these variables would be examined in field study. Second attempt is to explore areas within or in-between these definitions in order to find the gaps, and investigate on the effects which these gaps might cause. The aim is to find what the existing features of territorial behavior are, and explore which kind of gaps existed in neighborhood territories, and explore what are the features of these gaps. The main variable from the existing literature would be considered in the methodology in order to collect relevant data. It is expected that these gaps and overlaps might have both positive and negative effects. Keywords: Territorial behavior, Place definition, In-between places. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………