Territorial colonization both reinforces and destabilizes urban spatial order
Evidence
Such relationships tend to work both for and against the dominant spatial order of the modern city. This paradox is even more apparent relative to residents, particularly resident colonizers. On the one hand, the establishment of home territories contributes greatly to the spatial segregation of persons. This bar is taken over by homosexuals, that cafeteria by elderly ladies, this hot dog stand by motorcycle buffs, that section of the park by mothers with small children, and so forth. Through the unplanned, uncoordinated actions of all these individuals and groups, the pervasive ethic of the modern city that there is a place for everyone (and everything) and that everyone (and everything) should be in its place is strengthened. … On the other hand, however, colonization at the same time works against the spatial order and adds even more complexity to an already complex environment. — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 774
Such relationships tend to work both for and against the dominant spatial order of the modern city. This paradox is even more apparent relative to residents, particularly resident colonizers. On the one hand, the establishment of home territories contributes greatly to the spatial segregation of persons. This bar is taken over by homosexuals, that cafeteria by elderly ladies, this hot dog stand by motorcycle buffs, that section of the park by mothers with small children, and so forth. Through the unplanned, uncoordinated actions of all these individuals and groups, the pervasive ethic of the modern city that there is a place for everyone (and everything) and that everyone (and everything) should be in its place is strengthened. On the other hand, however, colonization at the same time works against the spatial order and adds even more complexity to an already complex environment. — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 774
Categorization
- XREF: Directly builds the paradox the reader is tracking across Simmel, Lofland, and Cole — the mechanism by which order-producing strategies create instability.
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 774