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Desire path - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"A desire path (also known as a desire line or social trail) is a path developed by erosion caused by animal or human footfall. The path usually represents the shortest or most easily navigated route between an origin and destination. The width and amount of erosion of the line represents the amount of demand. The term was coined by Gaston Bachelard in his book The Poetics of Space. Desire paths can usually be found as shortcuts where constructed pathways take a circuitous route."
geography  desire  walking  sociology 
may 2010 by coldbrain
Why is Chile so long and skinny? - By Jessica Dweck - Slate Magazine
It's long because of colonialism and military action, and skinny due to the Andes being on one side and the Pacific on the other.
chile  geography 
march 2010 by coldbrain

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