Changing Places Flashcards
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What is the definition of a place?
A place is more than it’s physical location, a place is a space given meanings by people.
What is the definition of a location?
Where a place on a map, it’s latitude and longitude.
What’s the definition of Locale?
The place where something happens or is set, or a place that has particular events associated with it.
What is the definition of ‘sense of place’?
The sun give and emotional attachment to a place, it’s meaning. People develop a sons of place through experience and knowledge of particular area.
There are three theoretical approaches to place:
Describe the descriptive approach.
The idea that the world is a set of places and each place can be studied and is distinct.
There are three theoretical approaches to place:
What is the social constructionist approach?
Sees a place as a product of particular set of social processes occurring at a particular time.
There are three theoretical approaches to place:
What is the phenomenological approach?
Is not interested in the unique characteristics of a place or why it was constructed. Instead it is interested in how an individual person experiences place.
How can the importance of place be explored?
- Identity
- Belonging
- Well-being
What is the definition of localism?
An affection for emotional ownership of a particular place
What is the definition of Regionalism
Consciousness of, and loyalty to, a distinct region with a population that shares similarities.
What is the definition of nationalism?
Loyalty and devotion to a nation, which creates a sense of national consciousness
Where is Brick lane?
Brick Lane is a street in east London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It runs from Swanfield Street in the northern part of Bethnal Green, crosses Bethnal Green Road in Shoreditch, passes through Spitalfields and is linked to Whitechapel High Street
What type of houses are there on Brick Lane?
The area containing Brick Lane, London consists predominantly of flats, which is common in inner cities, student neighbourhoods and poorer suburban settings
Is the type of housing on Brick Lane normal for its area?
The area containing Brick Lane, London contains a higher than average level of rented housing
How many houses are owned outright in Brick lane?
Only 17 compared to the 125 rented
What is the median age in London and in Brick Lane?
The median age in London is 39, on Brick lane its 25
What is the most common religion in Brick Lane?
Muslim
What is Brick Lane locale?
Renamed brick lane in 15th century due to brick and tile manufactures at the time.
By the 17th century brick lane was known for its Breweries.
Today it is said to be the best place to go for a curry in London.
It is also very popular for art.
What is the population on brick lane?
12,578, slightly male dominant
What is the main ethnicity in Brick Lane?
41% bangladeshi, 41% muslim, diverse ethnic mix
How deprived is brick lane?
Tower Hamelets is one of the most deprived areas in the country
Why is Brick Lane so deprived?
gentrification and poorer people moved to the outskirts for lower housing costs.
Art on Brick Lane. What is the most common form of art?
Graffiti
Describe demographic change on brick lane over time?
In the 17th century there was an influx of French Huguenots which made brick lane famous for weaving and tailoring. Brick lane became a haven for immigrants escaping persecution.
In the 19th and 20th century brick lane was known for Irish and Jewish population.
More recently brick lane is a popular place for immigrants from Bangladesh.
