Changing places- The nature and importance of places Flashcards
(65 cards)
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What is location
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- ‘Where’ a place is
- Eg Co-ordinates on a map
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What is locale
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- The place where something happens or is set, or has particular events associated with it
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What is Topophilia
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- The love of place
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What is a perception of place
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- The way in which a place is viewed or regarded by people
- Can be influenced by experience or media representation
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What is the social constructionist theory
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- Sees place as a product of a particular set of social processes occurring at a particular time
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What is a place
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- A location with meaning
- Can be meaningful to individuals or groups in a way that is personal or subjective
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What is placemaking
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- The deliberate shaping of an environment to facilitate social interaction and improve community’s quality of life
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What is sense of place
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- The subjective and emotional attachment people have to a place
- Developed through experience and knowledge of an area
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What is an insider
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- Someone who is familiar with a place and feels welcome in that place- they feel they belong
- Eg residents of a country who all share cultural values
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What is an outsider
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- Someone who feels unwelcome or excluded from a place- they don’t belong there
- Eg some immigrants who have different cultural values as residents of the country
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What are endogenous factors
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- The characteristics of the place itself or factors that have originated internally
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Examples of endogenous factors
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- Location
- Physical geography
- Demographic
- Land use
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What are exogenous factors
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- The relationship of place with another place and the external factors which effect this
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Examples of exogenous factors
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- Flows of money, people and investment
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What is a palimpsest
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- Something reused or altered but still bearing traces of its earlier form
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What are near places
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- Geographically near to where a person lives
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What are far places
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- Geographically far from where a person lives
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What is a media place
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- Places that have not been visited but a sense of place has been created through depiction in the media- books, tv, art etc
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What is an experienced place
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- Places people have spent time in
- Their experiences, such as the people they meet or the things they see, shape their sense of place
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What are demographic characteristics
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- About the people who live in a place and what they are like
- Eg Age, gender, ethnicity, education level etc
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What are economic characteristics
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- To do with work and money
- Eg Income, employment rates etc
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What is the descriptive approach to place
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- Idea that the world is a set of places and each place is distinct and can be studied
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What is the phenomenological approach to place
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- Uninterested in unique characteristics or why it was constructed
- Interested in how individuals experience place- highly personal relationship between person and place
- Linked to topophilia
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What term does descriptive approach most closely link to
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- Location of a place
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What term does social constructionist approach most closely link to
- Locale of a place
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What term does Phenomenological approach most closely link to
- Sense of place
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What does Cartographic mean
- Relating to the science and practice of drawing maps
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How are cartographical sources (maps) useful in understanding places
- Show location- relationship to nearby places?
- transport networks and links shown
- Built environment- buildings, greenspace etc
- Change over time- old vs new maps
- Land use
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How are cartographical sources (maps) limited in understanding places
- No idea of sense of place- what it is like to be there, safe/dangerous etc
- Locales- interactions between humans
- Demographic- who lives there
- 2D representation of 3D reality
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Nebulous meaning
- Hazy, vague, distant
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What is a cultural trace
- Anything that can be seen in the built environment that tells us about the culture of the people in that place
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How does a palimpsest give a place meaning
- Shows aspects of history, past cultures, previous land use in the build environment
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How is place important to human life and experience
- Homes/habitats
- National pride- eg Ukraine
- Jobs
- Community
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Who is Ted Relph
- Canadian Geographer, wrote books about sense of place and placelessness
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How is space different from place
- Known (place) vs unknown (same)
- Place experienced from within
- Space imagined from afar
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What is localism
- An affection for or emotional ownership of a place
- Often demonstrated in 'nibyism' (not in my back yard) which occurs when people are reluctant to have local area affected by development
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What is regionalism
- Consciousness of, and loyalty to, a distinct region with a population that share similarities
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What is Nationalism
- Loyalty and devotion to a Nation, which creates a sense of National consciousness
- Patriotism could be considered as an example of a sense of peace
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Example of Localism
- Totnes- rejects Costa to prevent becoming a 'clone town'
- Crickhowell- one of the few independent high streets in Wales
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Example of regionalism
- Cornish identity- granted same national minority status as Scottish or Welsh
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Example of Nationalism
- Boston, Lincolnshire- 75% voted Brexit
- WW1- everyone willing to die for country
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What are nonplaces
- spaces that lack a strong sense of identity and are characterised by transience and anonymity
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What is placelessness
- Lack of distinctiveness in a place, resulting in it feeling generic and lacking unique characteristics
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What is clonestopping
- Actions or movements aimed at preventing towns from becoming dominated by chain stores and other large, standardised businesses, thus preserving the unique character and local businesses of a place
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What influences feeling of belonging in a place
- Familiarity
- Dependability
- Sense of community
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Example of Localism in Reigate
- 'Save our brewery'- petition to save pilgrim brewery in Reigate, showing that people enjoy local businesses that capture the essence of Reigate
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Some attributes from the great places model that reigate has
- Safe
- Friendly
- Historic
- Green
- Connected
- Neighbourly
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How is qualitative sources (such as articles) useful in understanding places
- If written by an outside, will be factual not subjective
- Can tell you what it is like
- Can look at change over time
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How are qualitative sources limited in understanding places
- Biased
- Potentially outdated
- Propaganda
- Partial information
- Source may be unreliable
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What factors can change experience of place
- Political and economic groups in power
- Religious or other ethnic groups
- Time of day
- Weather
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How has globalisation transformed far places to near plaves
- Improved transport and communications allows for better media coverage as well as time space compression, making places seem nearer
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Endogenous factors affecting reigate's place character
- location
- Topography
- Physical geography
- Land use
- built environment
- Infrastructure
- Demography
- Economy
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Reigate's location
- Close to London- rural urban fringe
- SE of England
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Reigate's topography
- AONB on top of reigate hill
- Town built on Wealden clays
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Reigate's physical geography
- Chalk hills- habitat for unique flora and fauna
- Climate- temperate (very mild)
- Nutrient poor soils
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Reigate's land use
- Residential areas- high trees road
- Commercial areas- M&S, Nationwide
- Education facilities- RGS
- Transport infrastructure- reigate station
- Recreational land- priory park
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Reigate's built environment
- Historic architecture- Reigate castle, st Mary's church
- Residential buildings- up to 400 years old
- Commercial buildings- shops, offices etc
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Reigate's infrastructure
- Transport- M25, Reigate station
- Communication- broadband and internet services- Mobile data available almost everywhere
- Education- RGS, College, Dunottar
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Reigate's demography
- Population around 24,000
- Majority christian, many non-religious
- 51.7% females, 48.3% males
- 89.7% are white
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Reigate's economy
- Corporate presence- Esure, Willis towers Watson
- 67000 Jobs in Reigate and Banstead
- Pivotal role in Gatwick diamond economy
- Commuter town- People work in reigate and bring earnings here to live
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Exogenous factors affecting reigate's character
- Flow of people
- Flows of capital
- Resources
- Flows of idea
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Flows of people in Reigate
- Excellent transport links- people live in London meaning high calibre of human capital- people bringing incomes to reigate
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Flows of capital in Reigate
- 30% of reigate's total employed population work in London- large incomes spent here
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Reigate's resources
- Redhill has fast (1 change) service to london
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Flows of ideas in reigate
- RGS- International schools
- Culture/religions- many different foods from around the world here sold on high street
- Architecture- influenced by other nations
