Changing places

Question 1

What is place?

Answer 1

Place is a location, such as a physical environment - a space that has a meaning!

Question 2

How can place be important?

Answer 2

Three impacts of importance of place include: Identity, belonging and well-being.

1. Event may take place there ( Place of birth)
2. Marketing of holiday destinations (Florida)
3. Certain food may be grown or produced there ( Lettice - Spain)
4. Defines you through a sense of place

Question 3

What is space

Answer 3

Space is described as a location which has no social connections for a human being.

Space becomes place as we know it

Question 4

What is location?

Answer 4

Where a place is situated, eg: coordinates on a map

Question 5

Example of location: Glastonbury

Answer 5

Country of summerset, 23 miles from Bristol

Latitude: 51.146N and Longitude: 2.7144W

Question 6

what is locale?

Answer 6

A place that is shaped by people, cultures and customs

Question 7

Example of locale: Glastonbury

Answer 7

Home to numerous, visitor attractions, (Glastonbury tour) It’s a beautiful place to alk, unwind and relax.

Question 8

What is sense of place?

Answer 8

Subjective and emotional attachments that people hold over a place.

Question 9

Example of Sense of place: Glastonbury

Answer 9

A spiritual importance. Evokes emotions about international famous music festival, Glastonbury

Question 10

What is localism?

Answer 10

Emotional ownership of a place, occurring when people are reluctant to be affected by development

Question 11

What is Regionalism?

Answer 11

Consciousness of, and loyalty to, a distinct region with a population that shares similarities

Question 12

What is Nationalism?

Answer 12

Loyalty and devotion to a nation, which creates a sense of national consciousness eg: patriotism of your country

Question 13

What is a global sense of place?

Answer 13

Doreen Massey, argues that places are dynamic as they have multiple identities and they do not have boundaries.

Question 14

What is the globalisation of a place?

Answer 14

Place utilises their distinctness and diversity, as clone towns in the UK come under the theory of placelessness

Question 15

What is localisation of places?

Answer 15

The promotion of what is happening in its local area and place

Question 16

What are Endogenous factors?

Answer 16

Internal factors, that originate at the site ; they include:
> heritage
>local parks
>built environments

Question 17

What are exogenous factors?

Answer 17

External factors, that originate elsewhere; they include:
>religion
>socio-economic
>political

Question 18

Belonging to a place

Answer 18

Being part of a community and is increasingly seen as a key factor to make a place successful and and sustainable.

Question 19

Factors that affect the sense of belonging

Answer 19

>Age 
>Gender
>Sexuality 
>Socio-economic status
>religion
>level of education
>race
>ethnicity

Question 20

Factors affecting the character of a place

Answer 20

Physical geography; relief, altitude, aspect, drainage, soil and rock type.
Socio-economic factors; employment opportunities, amenities, education attainment, income, health, crime rates and local clubs.
Location; urban or rural, proximity to other settlements, main roads and physical features.
Demographic factors; population size and structure and ethnicity.

Question 21

Factors affecting the character of a place (2)

Answer 21

Political factors; the roles and strength of local councils and/or resident groups.
The built environment; land use, age and type of housing, building density and materials.
Cultural factors; heritage, religion and language.
Mobility of the population for work and leisure pursuits.

Question 22

Insider and outsider perspective on place

Answer 22

‘A place for everything and everything in its place’

> People have a stronger relationship with places they are familiar with.
The idea of feeling out of place or in place comes from familiarity and the relationship a person has with a place.
This can be extended for certain groups of people.

Question 23

Near and far places

Answer 23

Can be geographical or used to describe an emotional connection.

Question 24

Experienced and media places

Answer 24

Experienced places are places that a person has spent time in, whereas media places have only been read about or seen through a screen. This can cause problems as the medias view can vary from the actual view.

Question 25

What is meaning?

Answer 25

Meaning, relates to the individual or overall collective perception of a place

Question 26

What is representation?

Answer 26

Is how something is portrayed or how it is ‘seen’ in society. However, both can change over time

Question 27

Re-imaging

Answer 27

Disassociates a place from bag pre-existing images in relation to poor housing, social deprivation, high crime levels, environmental pollution and industrial dereliction. It can then attract new investment, retailing, tourists and residents

Question 28

Rebranding

Answer 28

Rebranding is the way in which a place is re-developed and marketed so that it gains a new identity. It can then attract new investment, retailing, tourists and residents. It may involve both re-imaging and regeneration.

Question 29

Regeneration

Answer 29

Regeneration is a long-term process involving the redevelopment and the use of social, environmental and economic action to reverse urban decline and create sustainable communities.