changing places Flashcards by Zuzanna Celmer

What is place?

A space with a meaning

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What is a space?

An area with no meaning

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What are the 3 aspects of a place?

-location
-locale
-sense of place

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What is placelessness?

an area that could be anywhere as it lacks uniqueness

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What are the views on meaning of a place?

Descriptive - world is a set of places that are all distinct and can be studied
Social constructionist - place as a product of social processes at a particular time
Phenomenological - how an individual experiences a place

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What is topophilia/topophobia?

philia - love of a place
phobia - hate of a place

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What is globalisation?

The world becoming more interconnected through technology and trade

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What is glocalisation?

multinational companies adapting to local market place e.g mcdonalds menu

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What are insiders/outsiders?

insider - people who feel a sense of belonging in their place
outsider - people who feel out of place

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Give an example of a city portrayed as something its not with a source

New York City - Alicia Keys ‘Empire State of Mind’ shows romanticised version of new york compared to the criminal reality

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What is social and spacial exclusion?

social - abandoning people/ groups
spatial - abandoning a place/ area

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List social exclusion groups

-disabled
-homeless
-ethnic minorities
-LGBTQ
-gypsies/travelers

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What is a near place?

a place that feels like home to someone

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What is a far place?

places that are seen as foreign and distant to a person

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What are media places?

places that people have formed a perception on based off the media
e.g New York

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What are experienced places?

Places people have had a personal experience in and have formed their own perception on

What factors contribute to character of a place?

infastructure
wealth
landscape
culture
type of housing

Give an example of a ‘character of a place’ towns in the UK

Granite City - Aberdeen
Abbotsbury - Dorset

What are endogenous factors + example

internal factors helping shape a place e.g land use , infastructure

What are exogenous factors + example

external factors that relate to a place e.g investment, resources, ideas

What are the different types of migrants?

economic - seeks employment in a country
refugee - a successful asylum seeker that as managed to settle
asylum seeker - fled country usually from war

What was the European migrant crisis?

2015- reaction to civil war in Syria where over 3 million people travelled in overcrowded boats

What are the implications of migration to a host country?

pressure on hospitals
increased demand on resources
anti - immigration problems
social divide / discrimination
less availability of jobs
unemployment

What are the implications of migration to a home country?

loss of qualified workers
loss of culture
pressure to redevelop
abandoned farmlands and buildings

What is placemaking?

attracting inward investemnt into an area to improve its economy and built environment

What does the government do to encourage placemaking?

events- e.g becoming and EU city legacy - continue regenration from sporting events flagship development - large scale one-off projects top-down - partnerships between local authority and private investors

What are the 3 types of reurbanisation?

re-branding (economic reasons) re-imaging (cultural reasons) re-making (social, physical, ecnomic and cultural reasons)

Describe the Big City Plan

rebranding motto of 'learning and technology' -developed Matthew Boulton College and Think Tank -50,000 jobs provided - £2.1 billion added to the economy -£600 million investement into New Street Station -new leisure centre and cultural attractions

What are gated communities?

enclosed housing estates where access is strictly controlled

Describe information on migration into the UK between 2004 -2009

1.5 million people came in - 2/3 of them being Polish due to a 'free movement agreement' of the EU

What was the European migrant crisis?

2015 - in relation to civil war in Syria refugees and asylum seekers - over 3 million people travelling in overcrowded boats

What are examples of lived experience in Birmingham?

Peaky Blinders (Tv Show)

What are the challanges faced by Birmingham?

decreasing education success rate in secondary schools NHS not keeping up to demands of dense population

Describe a case study of a distant place

Dharavi - Mumbai began as a fishing village 2.39 sq km with population of 1M one of world's largest slums redevelopment plan put in place by american architect - plans to build roads, homes and schools

Examples of lived experience in Dharavi?

Slumming It (documentary) Blessing - Imitiaz Dharker (poem)

What are the challanges in Dharavi?

sanitation - overpopulation with lots of people having waste employment - 40% unemployed respiratory problems - 89% deaths diseases poor working conditions

What is the Dharavi redevelopment programme?

Rehousing Dharavi’s residents into tower block apartments free up slum land for private developments However Unacceptable it was unacceptable to Dharavi residents since livelihood depended on Dharavi’s sprawling layout