That which is in the vicinity of a place is located near it.
Surroundings is a notion that is usually used in reference to the proximity around a place . It should be noted that immediacy is the quality of immediateness : this adjective , which comes from the Latin immediatus , allows us to refer to that which happens immediately (without any type of delay) or that is very close or adjacent to something or someone .
For example: “A man was arrested for causing a disturbance near the White House,” “There are a lot of people: I don't think we can leave the car near the stadium,” “The poorest people live near the White House.” city" .
What are the surroundings?
It can be said that the surroundings are the spaces that are around a certain place . Take the case of a city : the surrounding areas are the areas that are close to it, but that are not part of its territory.
The same applies to a town or a neighborhood . Let's imagine a neighborhood that is in the geographic center of a city. Its surroundings will be all those neighborhoods that surround it and with which it shares a geographical boundary.
The idea of environs is usually used in reference to not very large territorial entities. It is not common to speak, in this sense, of the surroundings of a country, even when it shares borders with other nations.
The surroundings are only understood in a context . It can be said that street A is in the vicinity of park B , but that same street A is not in the vicinity of park C. That is to say: Street A only occupies a place in the vicinity of some spaces, although not all of them.
The surroundings of a city or a neighborhood constitute its surroundings.
A resource to hide a location
In some cases, the concept of environs serves to not reveal the exact location of an event: this is usually used so that the public does not appear in scenarios of kidnappings, accidents such as a person falling into a deep well or any other another emergency situation for which the police force needs all the space and tranquility possible to resolve.
Journalists have the obligation to inform and, since many times a news report presented in time can elicit appropriate help, it is important that even these types of misfortunes are shown to the people while they are happening. The decision to indicate that the focus of the conflict is in the vicinity of a city or a lake, for example, instead of providing a precise location , is usually the most appropriate although this does not prevent classified information from sometimes being leaked. and unnecessary complications are generated.
On the other hand, it is worth clarifying that when accidents or missing persons are found, the victim's relatives and friends are usually notified first before making the news public. Once authorization has been received, however, it is common to use the term immediate to provide the forces with the necessary time to complete their regulatory procedures and for those affected to reunite with their loved ones and be able to leave the crime scene .
Other uses of the term environs
However, the concept of environs is also appropriate when the exact indications of a site require the use of many technical terms, without which the understanding cannot be correct.
For example, since most people are not prepared to perform mental calculations using units of measurement such as meters or kilometers, or relying on cardinal points to locate themselves relative to a reference location, it is often preferable to provide approximate data , so that all recipients have the same possibilities of understanding them.
Finally, "Inmediaciones" is the name of a CD released in 2007 by Argentine singer-songwriter Horacio Banegas .