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Shooting in the city: an autophotographic exploration of the urban environment in Kingston, Jamaica
Author(s) -
Dodman David R
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/1475-4762.00178
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , urban environment , class (philosophy) , perception , sociology , geography , psychology , environmental planning , computer science , neuroscience , artificial intelligence
This paper reports the results of an autophotographic study carried out in Kingston, Jamaica. Cameras were distributed to high school students from different social backgrounds in order for them to record their own impressions and interpretations of the urban environment. This combination of an unusual methodology with a high level of youth participation provides a unique insight into the human–environment interactions taking place in the city, and reveals a variety of information about the ways in which social class, age and gender influence perceptions of and relationships with the urban environment.