Michael Wilson (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences) at Douglas College argues that urban planning must recognize that people and communities build emotional ties to specific locations that reflect human experience, as well as geological and ecological history. Natural features not only have esthetic values or economic significance, they also have associated cultural meanings, becoming a residence of memory and feeding a sense of place. These features become a vibrant medium for communication of cultural history and values: a heritage footprint reflecting ethnicity.
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