Contents
1
Introduction
I
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
2
Research questions
3
On studying places
3.1
Tradition of regional geography
3.2
Concept of place
3.3
Place and landscape
3.4
Place and city
3.5
Realms of place
4
Naturalistic theories
4.1
Scientific naturalism
4.2
Settlement form
4.3
Urban pattern
5
Existential theories
5.1
Existential phenomenology
5.2
Insideness and outsideness
5.3
To be in place
5.4
Mapping lived environment
6
Methods
6.1
Defining the study area
6.2
Field methods
6.3
Methods of analysis
6.4
Methods of synthesis
II
NATURALISTIC ANALYSIS
7
Position
7.1
Site of Roseau
7.2
Capital position
8
Structure
8.1
City form
8.2
Inner City grid
8.3
Structure of other districts
8.4
Landmarks
9
Function
9.1
Housing and basic facilities
9.2
Paths and nodes
10
Texture
10.1
Buildings
10.2
Parks and gardens
10.3
Streets
III
EXISTENTIAL ANALYSIS
11
Visiting
11.1
Tourism in Dominica
11.2
Arriving in Roseau
11.3
Sights of Roseau
11.4
Visitor's Roseau
12
Dwelling
12.1
History of slavery and independence
12.2
Roseau in beaux arts
12.3
Extension of Roseau
12.4
People of Roseau
12.5
Roseau as a home
12.6
Sense of community
12.7
Places in Roseau
13
Changing
IV
SYNTHESIS
14
Districts of Roseau
14.1
Central Roseau and the Botanical Gardens
14.2
Newtown
14.3
Potter's Ville
14.4
Goodwill
14.5
Bath Estate
15
Roseau as a place
16
Discussion
References
Published or printed references
Online references
Interviews and personal communication
Appendixes
1
Major landmarks of Roseau
2
E-mail survey form
3
Information about answerers to the survey
4
Analysed travel guidebooks
5
Map of Roseau used in the interviews
6
Alexander's patterns 8--126