topophilia

Meaning

Noun

• A strong sense of place, often combined with a sense of cultural identity

Origin

• From Ancient Greek τόπος + -philia
• Coined by American poet W.H. Auden (1947), used by French phenomenologist Gaston Bachelard (1958), and made popular by geographer Yi-Fu Tuan in his essay and book Topophilia (1961 and 1974).