Community of place

A community of place or place-based community is a community of people who are bound together because of where they reside, work, visit or otherwise spend a continuous portion of their time.^[1] Such a community can be a neighborhood, town, coffeehouse, workplace, gathering place, public space or any other geographically specific place that a number of people share, have in common or visit frequently.

See also

• Community of action
• Community of circumstance
• Community of inquiry
• Community of interest
• Community of position
• Community of practice
• Community of purpose
• Local community
• Neighbourhood character
• Place identity
• Sense of community
• Social geography
• Urban planning

References

1. ^ "The ‘spatial community’ is that which is defined by geography (eg municipal boundary, health region)" in Ramsey D, Beesley KB. ‘Perimeteritis’ and rural health in Manitoba, Canada: perspectives from rural healthcare managers. Rural and Remote Health 7: 850. (Online) 2007. Available: http://www.rrh.org.au

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