The public image of the city of A Coruña
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https://doi.org/10.17979/reipe.2015.0.01.1110Keywords:
Public image, city, inhabitants, questionnaireAbstract
This work aimed to study the image of the inhabitants of A Coruña (Spain) in this city. For this purpose, the questionnaire used by Boira (1992), with some modifications, was applied to a group of 130 students from the Faculty of Education at the University of A Coruña (Spain). The results confirm the central role of the Hercules Tower in the image of the city, as a symbolic and representative element, the association of this Tower, the sea and the beaches with the idea that most people have of the city, and the perception of the Maria Pita and Pontevedra Square as the heart of the city and the most important node, respectively. The city has been described by many participants as "a small town with all amenities nearby."Downloads
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