{"id":2010,"date":"2015-03-08T23:57:31","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T15:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appliedpsyj.org\/journal\/?p=2010"},"modified":"2015-03-11T16:32:21","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T08:32:21","slug":"home-is-where-the-heart-is-a-case-for-slow-living-a-discussion-of-geographical-mobility-inducing-self-comfort-in-the-tamsui-old-street-area-of-urban-taipei-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appliedpsyj.org.tw\/journal\/?p=2010","title":{"rendered":"Home is Where the Heart is: A Case for Slow-living\u2014 A Discussion of Geographical Mobility Inducing Self-comfort in the Tamsui Old Street Area of Urban Taipei City"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yi-wen Tsai<\/strong>
\nHuman Sociology Department, Division of Preparatory Programs for Overseas Chinese Students, National Taiwan Normal University<\/p>\n

From a geological perspective, the relationship between man and the land might well be viewed as the delicate balance of meaning and values between an environment and its inhabitants. Drawing inspiration from the arguments of \u201cslow-living,\u201d this essay explores interpretations of this balance through the lens of \u201cslow\u201d spatial experience by examining the Tamsui Old Street area, part of urban Taipei. Analyzing data collected using snowball sampling, participation observation, and in-depth interviews, the author argues that the effects of \u201cslow\u201d spatial experiences expand beyond physiological and psychological relaxation; they are an act of geological mobility from which self-comfort is sought and found. The author further applies Yi-Fu Tuan\u2019s concept of \u201cEscapism\u201d to explicate the motivation behind this form of geological mobility. This essay aims to forward the discussions of the unique man-land relationship and \u201cslow-living\u201d while providing insight into the considerations involved in urban lifestyles, health issues, and environmental concerns.<\/p>\n

Keywords: Tamsui, slow-living, Escapism, geographical mobility, self-comfor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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