Title A Study on the Effect of ‘Weak Ties’ on Non-place Spatial Composition
Authors 박소람(Park, Soram) ; 김영기(Kim, Young-Ki)
DOI https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2020.36.8.51
Page pp.51-60
ISSN 2733-6247
Keywords Place; Non-place; Non-place as Weak Ties; Franchise cafe space
Abstract The purpose of this study was to present a new direction for the place theory of contemporary cities. This study analyses the effect of 'Weak Ties' on ‘Non-place’. To this end, this study focusing on the franchise cafe, which was considered as a typical ‘Non-place’, since it is changing into a new place according to the changes in today's human social network; which characterizes as 'Weak Ties'. Then verifies the effectiveness of the existing ‘Non-place’ discourse. The results of this study were as follows. The ‘Non-Place as Weak Ties’ is a new place in today’s city that selectively contains numerous connections centered on individuals.