Changing Places Flashcards
(27 cards)
What are the different categories of place?
Near and far, Expectation vs Media, Genious Loci,Demographics, endogenous and exogenous factors
What are the two types of rebranding for a place?
Top down, bottom up
When was the Cardiff regeneration project introduced?
1987
Name of the bay in Cardiff bay?
Tiger Bay
What are endogenous factors?
Internal factors that occur internally
What are exogenous factors?
Factors that occur externally
What are some examples of endogenous factors?
Topography, relief , economic and demographic factors, climate
What are examples of exogenous factors?
migration, flows of money , media
How does topography affect place?
Geology/ Cotswold limestone => houses, perception, how houses are built round the valley- sense of identity
What is top down?
Approach that originates from higher entities (e. government)
What is bottom up?
Approach that originates from communities
What are the socio-economic factors of a place?
Education, employment , income , food and housing security
What are the negatives of gentrification?
displacement of residents, rising cost of living , loss of cultural information, shift in local business, decreased housing afforability
What is gentrificaiton?
a demographic and economic shift that displaces established working-class communities and communities
=> Low to High income
What is regeneration?
Strategies to improve an area , with infrastructure
What is a place?
A location with a specific meaning as it has a sense of place
Insider versus outsiders/ live experience
Affected by endogenous and exogenous factors.
Difference between outsider and insider perspective?
An insider is familiar with the place , and its meaning , based off of lived experience
An outsider feels excluded from a place as they are unfamiliar
This is also influenced from endogenous and exogenous factors.
Explain what is a media place?
A place that is portrayed through media, either having a positive connotation (travel) or negative (news)
May alter the perception of an outsider of a place
Different place experience
Explain what an experienced place is?
Develop through everyday experiences in familiar settings
Based on experiences acquired over time
Intimate and personal views
(can also apply to experienced place through media)
How has exogenous factors have affected BOTW?
Tourism => increased business
H.I.D.O- Noise problems
Investment => Increased business
How has endogenous factors have affected BOTW?
Cotswold limestone, Venice of the Cotswolds , Honey pot area => Tourism
How does topography affect a place?
Climate based on elevation, water flow=> flooding etc… topography affects agriculture, natural hazards (Japan)
How does land use contribute to place?
Economically (businesses), place identity, social engagement (parks), environment (sprawl)
How does demographic characteristics contribute to place?
Cultural identity, economic activity, population growth/decline
