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what is a space

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an area with no meaning

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what is a place

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a space with a meaning

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what is placenessness

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a place can be anywhere due to its lack of uniqueness

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what factors affect our attachment to a place

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family, gender, age, friends, ethnicity, interests, past experiences, education, religion

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what are insiders

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people who feel like they belong in a certain place and that is their home

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what are outsiders

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people who feel out of place in a certain place and that they don’t belong

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what is a far place

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a place that is unknown due to being far away

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what is a media place

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a place that you have experienced virtually or through other people’s perception

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what is topophobia

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when someone has a fear of a place

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what is counter urbanisation

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movement out of a city into rural areas

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what is topophilia

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when someone feels love towards a place

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what is homogenisation

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when two places become similar so they become indistinguishable

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what is an experienced place

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a place you have been to so know it well

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what is a clone town

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a town where the high street is dominated by TNCs

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what are gated communities

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people who choose to exclude themselves from society and be an outsider

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give some examples of social exclusion groups

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ethnic minorities
homeless
gypsies/travellers
age
disabled
immigrants
LGBT communities

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where do immigrant communities tend to live

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urban areas

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what is the frictional effect of distance

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states that places near to eachother have a greater interaction

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what are typical characteristics of a rural community

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inward looking, idyllic community, based on kinship and supported by subsidence agriculture

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what are typical characteristics of an urban community

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ever changing nature of large, cosmopolitan commercial cities where it is hectic and stressful

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why are places becoming indistinguishable

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transport and communication means that far apart places have been brought together. shopping centres, fast food chains, airports and hotels

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what is the genius loci

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the spirit of a place

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DHARAVI
how is India represented in Slumdog Millionare

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happy
joyful
no issues
full of life

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DHARAVI
how is India represented in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

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romantic
no issues
colourful
vibrant
interesting culture

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what is the reality of DHARAVI
strong sense of community low quality of life (disease, bad working conditions, lots of rubbish) 80% of stuff is recycled lack of personal space (lots of people live in one room)
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what are examples of endogenous factors
land use, topography, physical geography, infrastructure, demographic characteristics, location, economic characteristics
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what are examples of exogenous factors
people, resources, infrastructure, ideas, money, globalisation
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migration within the EU
- between 2004-2009 1.5 million people migrated to the UK - 2/3 of these immigrants were Polish - improved economy of the UK
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how has Burnley’s population changed
-Burnley population increased the most in 1890 due to rural to urban migration -then the world wars happened and the population decreased
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how has Burnley’s industry changed
-gradual decrease in manufacturing (textiles) industry -increase in public services industry -consumer services stayed the same -increase in tertiary sector
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what are the key factors explaining rural change
- changes in improvements in transport - changes in increased standards of living - changes in decreased size of households
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who has moved into rural settlements
families commuters careerists small scale entrepreneurs self employed people
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why have people moved to rural settlements
dissatisfaction with urban lifestyle increase in car ownership improved technology improvement in transport
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how have urban areas changed
cities have undergone dramatic transformations in their physical appearance, economy, social composition, governance, shape and size
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why have places been homogenised
- improvements in ICT - more international migration - time space convergence - desire of TNCs to reach new markets - improvements in standards of living - globalisation
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what gives a place its identity
.firstspace - quantitative analysis of a place .secondspace - qualitative data for how people feel about a place .thirdspace - combination of quantitative and qualitative data for a place
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history of liverpool
-grew in size to do with slave trade with africa -first dock opened in 1715 -by 1800s large volumes of trade -became known as ‘the new york of europe’ -suffered in the blitz -docklands declined in 1950 -unemployment was one of the highest in the UK -European capital of culture 2008
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what are formal representations
-more objective and based on facts rather than feelings or emotions -statistical representations of a place -a census is taken every 10 years
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what are informal representations
-art, TV, film, music and photography -don’t show what actually exists - tend to be creative, selective and stylised
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relationships and connections
-places are forced to change due to relationships and connections with people and other places -economic rise and fall of British industrial cities -resorts have changed due to more tourists
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bourneville village, birmingham
-shaped by the Cadburys family -no public housing but facilities were available for workers -when cadburys went global the town barely changed
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what is rebranding
giving a new image to part of the city to attract people back to the area
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what is rebranding
giving a new image to part of the city to attract people back to the area
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what is gentrification
when the status of an inner urban area which has become unfashionable and neglected is upgraded and the status is improved
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what is regeneration
improving and investing in an area. may include demolishing old places to build new places
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what are some advantages of gentrification
-housing is improved -owners can sell houses for more as the value of them increases -new businesses move to the area so new jobs -less crime
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what are some disadvantages of gentrification
-house prices go up- young people can’t afford it -people rent instead of buying
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liverpool one
-13 million people in the first year -liverpool became one of the top 5 shopping destinations -incorporates retail, leisure and offices -regenerates 42 acres of underutilised land
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albert dock
-increase of 100,000 visitors per week -has trendy restaurants, bars, retail space, apartments and offices -went through a 20 year regeneration -dock closed in 1972 -turned into a leisure space in 1920 -originally opened in 1846
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liverpool economy facts
- liverpool city region had 57m visitors in 2012 - in 2012 around 45,900 jobs were supported by visitor spending
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successes of london docklands regeneration
-3500 housing units have been rebuilt or refurbished -190,000 jobs created
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failures of the london docklands regeneration
-lots of new unemployment -lost money through purchase of the land -local people became socially and physically isolated
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employment in the london docklands regeneration
-financial and high tech firms were first to be attracted to the area
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social successes of the london docklands regeneration
-over 20,000 new homes created -more facilities built -more security so crime decreases
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social failures of the london docklands regeneration
-no jobs for locals as they don’t have the right skill sets -locals can’t afford luxury flats so still live in poverty
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economic successes of the london docklands regeneration
-more people are paying taxes so economy increases -local businesses make profit
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economic failures of the london docklands regeneration
-prices of basic foods went up so locals couldn’t afford it
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political successes of the london docklands regeneration
-government spent £441 million on the docklands -brought in multi national investment
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political failures of the london docklands regeneration
-local councils didn’t decide the investment, the UDCs did -no locals were interviewed about the development process
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aims of the thames gateway 2004
-make london sustainable
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location of the thames gateway 2004
-east london -thames estuary
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objectives of the thames gateway 2004
-120,000 new homes -180,000 new jobs -3,000 hectares of brownfield site
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why did the thames gateway 2004 take place
- was large scale derelict sites with deprived communities -close to economic heart of london -more housing demand
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location of salford, manchester
-NW england -home to 200,000 people
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causes of industrial growth in salford, manchester
-grew in industrial revolution -lots of factories opened -1890s a large dock area was built -thousands of people employed in the docks
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causes of industrial decline in salford, manchester
-1960s and 1970s modern ships couldn’t access the canal -over 3,000 people lost their jobs -docks closed in 1982 -local housing areas fell into disrepair
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social growth in salford manchester
-new residential developments -jobs for local people -slum clearance
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economic growth in salford manchester
-media city UK attracted 10,000 jobs to the area -investment added £1billion to local economy -new jobs for local people
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infrastructure growth in salford manchester
-new homes -new schools, colleges and universities -new businesses and shops -clean green spaces
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case study - Detroit
-decrease in population 1.8 million to 600k -used to have no competition but now there are loads of other car manufacturers -less demand for workers so unemployment rates are high -labelled as the crime capital of the USA
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why does urban sprawl occur in poor countries
-fast population growth due to high birth rate - no contraception -rural to urban migration as bad quality of life in rural areas -people move to urban areas for employment
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why does urban sprawl occur in rich countries
-increase in car ownership -inner city is overcrowded so is deprived, polluted and congested -large houses in suburbs where there’s more green spaces
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what is suburbanisation
a movement of people and services away from the inner city to the edge of built up areas
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advantages of greenfield sites
-no cost to clean up previous site -no restrictions of space as there are no existing road networks -more space available for gardens -often on the edge of cities where land is cheaper
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advantages of brownfield sites
-more sustainable -road networks already exist -easier to gain planning permission -sites are closer to city centre for shopping and job opportunities

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