[7] These approaches contend that human beings constantly appropriate spaces, as they attach meanings to geographically located physical matter in order to prepare it for their own actions.
To a large extent, the attachment of meaning works unconsciously, following socially accepted, mainstream categories and discourses.
Given that space – its uses and symbolic significance – is often the site of social and political struggle, it becomes the container for action while at the same time shaping the group development of a "us".
[9] Geographic media (geo-media) are especially important for attaching meaning to places as they clearly connect location, information and visualization.
Nowadays, geo-media have become more and more present in everyday life due to mobile computing in combination with Geoweb applications.
[14] It supported spatial citizenship through the creation of educational standards, the collection of best-practice examples, and the provision of learning environments applicable to teachers in everyday classroom situations.