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1st World Conference on Psychology and Sociology (PSYSOC), Antalya, Turkey, 27 November - 01 December 2012, vol.82, pp.858-863
In recent years, instead of paramount monuments and separate or enclosed memory sites, the examples of memorials integrated into cities have been increasing. Representing memories in this way not only reminds people of their social history without visiting a place specially, but also provides a correlation and helps to develop an empathy with citizens and strengthens urban memory. This paper draws attention to the contributions of memory sites to social memory and urban identity, and then points out the effects of designing memorials that are integrated into daily life in cities on societies from a design perspective. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.