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Sense of Place and Sense of Self: Place Identity and Body Politics on the Pavements of Hong Kong

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This chapter examines four selected public spaces with diverse forms, sizes and locations in order to understand how public space can be operationalized by specific users.

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  1. University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Hee Sun Choi

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Choi, H.S. (2019). Sense of Place and Sense of Self: Place Identity and Body Politics on the Pavements of Hong Kong. In: Urban Marginality in Hong Kong's Global Diaspora. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04642-2_4

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