Globalisation and changing global dynamics have made ethnic gathering places more visible in urban spaces. The term 'ethnic enclave' (Castree et al., 2013; Espinoza-Kulick et al., 2021), aside from its positioned cultural lens, is intended to define such places with an emphasis on the delineated boundary spatially. Challenging this definition, these unique spaces are part of a city's history, culture, and urban fabric. They are embedded with multiple layers of context and are more a part of the city than a separate territory.

To examine the definition of an ethnic enclave and understand the characteristics of such ethnic gathering spaces, this dissertation investigates the identity of these spaces by visualising and analysing the place-making process. This is done by visualising and analysing these spaces from the perspective of a large urban space while also conducting a smaller spatial scale study of Liverpool Chinatown, a recognised ethnic enclave without a defined boundary.