Dear all,I think John Schofield has brought up the effects of snow on the landscape previously and a few thoughts of how people move within the landscape appeared in my sleepy brain this morning on my journey into the office (this may appear shocking to our UK colleagues but in Sweden we actually have to go into work even when there is snow). It is clear that the layout of my local town, as most others, has been designed and planned for a particular "pattern" of movement within it - keep pedestrians away from cars, keep the park and ride cars in a particular car park and so on. As people’s (and animals) movements can so clearly be tracked in the snow it really shows how much resistance many (most?) people put up against this type of planning. Although the council will only clear the routes they consider for example pedestrians should take, people (including myself) will still walk through their preferred route (usually the closest route) even if it
means walking with snow up to their knees and a much greater risk of slipping.
I know Paul Graves-Brown discussed similar thoughts in his article Concrete Islands in the CHAT 2003-2004 publication – does anyone know of any other studies of this kind?
All the best!
Anna McWilliams
Ph.D. student
Archaeology
Center for Baltic and East European Studies
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