"Have you ever walked through a great city and thought, wow I love this place? What is it that makes some places great and others ... not? One key factor is what urban planners call a “sense of place.”"
YES, yes, yes!
I never understood why I like that small streets in the old (denser) part of my village. Now after watching this video, it makes completely sense. And it's great to hear that this does not only appeal to me, but it seems to be a general thing (otherwise there would not be a theory behind this).