A place is a piece of the whole environment that has been claimed by feelings. ALAN GUSSOW ClaimEnvironmentFeelingPiecePlaceWhole
It is the sounds and smells and sights of places which haunt us and against which we often measure our present. ALAN GUSSOW AgainstHauntMeasurePresentSightSmellSound
The catalyst that converts any physical location – any environment if you will – into a place, is the process of experiencing deeply. ALAN GUSSOW CatalystConvertDeeplyEnvironmentExpressLocationPhysicalPlace
Viewed simply as a life-support system, the earth is an environment. ALAN GUSSOW EarthEnvironmentLifeSimplySupportSystemView
Viewed as a resource that sustains our humanity, the earth is a collection of places. ALAN GUSSOW CollectiveHumanityOurPlaceResourceSustainView
