This section embodies a broad domain, which encompasses an array of historical, social, and cultural interpretations made in the academic field, with emphasis on the history of science and technology. A central topic is the evolution of space since the Industrial Revolution as measured by the spatial development of modern industrial nations. Research and reflection on this development overlaps with the section Spatial Concepts. Besides the dynamic history of the use and appropriation of spaces, we are also interested in questions of the philosophy and science of perception. All these topics shall be looked at closely in this section