Changing Spaces, Making Places Flashcards
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What is a place?
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A location that has meaning, memory, opinion or emotion attachment associated with it.
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What is an example of a place?
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Your own home as it has a meaning, memory and emotion.
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What is a space?
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A physical location that has no meaning associated with it.
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What is an example of a space?
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A random spot in the Atlantic Ocean- between New York and the UK.
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How do we experience places?
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1- visiting the location and so forms a meaning and attachment
2- informal representation
3- formal representation
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Formal representations:
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Reliable
Objective
Quantitative
Up to date statistics that are essential for government and council planning.
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Informal representations:
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Qualitative
Agencies have had the power to question ‘status quo’
Tourism for example is an industry that benefits a place by a TV or movie.
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What are the factors that influence an individual’s perception of places?
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Age
Gender
Sexuality
Religion
Role
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How does the age of a person influence their perception of a place?
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Perceptions change as people get older.
They also change when people revisit a place that may have changed significantly over time.
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How does the gender of a person influence their perception of a place?
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Places can be described as being male or female, which can reflect a society’s view of male and female roles.
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How does the sexuality of a person influence their perception of a place?
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Some places aquire a specific meaning as they are places that people with a different sexual orientation go to.
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How does the religion of a person influence their perception of a place?
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Religious meanings have been assigned to specific locations for many years.
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How does the role of a person influence their perception of a place?
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Individuals perform a variety of different roles at different times.
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What is globalisation?
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The increasing interconnectivity and interdependence of the world economically, socially, politically and culturally.
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What does the term ‘Global Village’ mean?
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The idea that the world has become smaller because of greater interconnectedness.
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What is social inequality?
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When unequal opportunities or rewards exists for people within a society and between people of different social status and position.
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What happens when social inequalities lead to differences between groups of people?
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deprivation
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What are the factors of deprivation?
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Poverty
Poor living conditions
Ill health
Poor education
Poor skills
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What is the index of Multiple Deprivation?
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Used by the government of the UK to spatially assess levels of deprivation.
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What are the factors measured by the Index of Multiple Deprivation?
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income, employment, health, education, crime, access to housing and services, and living environment.
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How is income measured for social inequality?
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purchasing power parity (PPP)
Poverty for PPP is US$1.90/day
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How is education measured for social inequality?
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literacy levels
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How is housing measured for social inequality?
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owning
owning with a morgage
renting
squatter settlements
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What are the different types of employment?
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formal and informal employment
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What is disposable income?
The proportion of a person's income that remains after spending on essentials such as taxes, housing and food.
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What factors have led to structural economic change?
TNC's
Global shift
ACs development
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What does global shift mean?
The change in manufacturing areas from western Europe and North America to NICs in East Asia and South America
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How have ACs contributed to economic change?
transformed into post-industrial societies in which there are high levels of employment in the tertiary and quaternary sectors
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What is deindustrialisation?
The decline of a country's traditional manufacturing industry.
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Why does deindustrialisation typically occur?
Due to the exhaustion of raw materials, loss of markets and a global shift in manufacturing to EDCs.
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What is the multiplier effect?
Process by which a new or expanding economic activity in an area creates additional employment. These people then have more money to spend, growth occurs in other sectors and wealth stimulates more economic activity.
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What are 2 positive impacts of economic change in ACs?
cheaper imports of relatively labour intensive products can keep the cost of living down.
Loss of mining and manufacturing industries can lead to improved environmental quality.
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What are 2 negative impacts of economic change in ACs?
Rising job exports can lead to job losses which often affect unskilled workers. Therefore a big gap between unskilled and skilled workers occurs.
Job losses mainly occur in certain areas so can lead to deindustrialisation in these regions.
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What are 2 positive impacts of economic change in EDCs or LIDCs?
Can lead to exposure of new technology, improvement of skills and labour productivity.
Employment growth in relatively labour intensive manufacturing spreads wealth, and does reduce development gap.
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What are 2 negative impacts of economic growth in EDCs and LIDCs?
Unlikely to decrease inequality as jobs tend to be concentrated in core regions of urban areas.
Can destabilise food supplies, as people give up agriculture.
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What is the primary sector?
Anything that extracts a natural resource.
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What's an example of a primary sector job?
Farmer, fisherman
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What is the secondary sector?
The use of natural resources to make something from it.
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What's an example of a secondary sector job?
Factory worker
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What's the tertiary sector?
Providing services
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What's an example of a tertiary sector job?
Teachers, window cleaners
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What is the quaternary sector?
science and research
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What are the Kondratieff waves?
A long-term cycle that represents high and low growth economic periods.
He noticed a 50 year cycle in European agricultural prices and copper prices.
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Who developed the Kondratieff waves?
Nikolai D. Kondrateiff
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What is on the 1st wave of Kondratieff's waves?
Iron
Textiles
Water power
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What is on the 2nd wave of Kondratieff's waves?
Steam power
Railroad
Steel
Cotton
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How many waves are in the Kondriatieff waves?
6
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What is a recession?
A period of economic decline.
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What is a centre of innovation also known as?
Core region
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What is a core region?
A region that serves as the center of economic power, wealth, innovation, and advanced technology. Typically characterized by good communication networks and high population density.
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What are the impacts of structural economic change on people and places?
Manufacturing was mainly concentrated in West Europe and North America 50 years ago.
Raw materials such as copper and coffee were exported by countries like Zambia and Brazil which had limited manufacturing.
New International Division of Labour and global shift occurred so ACs transformed into post-industrial societies.
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What is the New International Division of Labour?
Occurred when European, North American and Japanese TNCs created labour intensive factories in mainly East Asia and Latin America.
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What's the global shift?
Refers to the relocation of manufacturing production on a global scale.
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What are the effects of economic restructuring on people?
Loss of employment in the primary and secondary sectors in ACs.
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What are the methods used to tackle social and economic inequalities by the government?
Taxation
Planning
Law
Education
Subsides
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How does taxation tackle social and economic inequalities?
Income tax is used by governments to redistribute wealth from more prosperous to poorer areas, to create a fairer society.
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How does subsides tackle social and economic inequalities?
The government gives subsides to poorer groups.
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What are example of subsides to try and tackle social and economic inequalities?
Children in poorer families may get free school meals, clothing allowances or help with uni fees.
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How does planning tackle social and economic inequalities?
Government, charities and housing agencies give priority to upgrading housing and services in poorer areas.
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How does Law tackle social and economic inequalities?
Legislations aims to give equal opportunities to all groups.
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How does education tackle social and economic inequalities?
government often provide funding for the training and upgrading of skills in order to raise skill levels and qualifications.
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What is a player?
An individual or groups of people that can influence the process of change.
Some might have more influence than others.
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What is another word for a player?
Stakeholder
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What's an example of a public player?
Government at a national and local scale.
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What's an example of a private player?
TNCs
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What's the case study for an area that has been impacted by structural economic change?
Birmingham, UK
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Birmingham, UK
Population of 1.1 million
2nd largest city after London
West Midlands
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What did the De Birmingham family do for structural economic change in the 12th century?
Wanted to hold a market at their manor house. Given a royal charter in 1166 by King Henry II which helped to establish trade in this area.
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Who started trade in Birmingham during the 12th century?
The De Birmingham family.
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When did King Henry II give the De Birmingham family a royal charter?
1166
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What was the role of Mathew Boulton for the manufacturing industry in Birmingham?
He created Soho manufacturing in 1761, to help establish the industrial revolution.
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How many workers did Mathew Boulton's Soho manufacturing employ in Birmingham?
700 workers under 1 roof.
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When were the canals first built in Birmingham?
1700s/1800s as the city grew
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What were the need for the canals during the 1700s in Birmingham?
To carry finished industrial goods for trade.
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When did the metal working industries in Birmingham begin to grow?
19th century
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What was the role of the Cadbury family for structural economic change in Birmingham?
They built a factory in Bourneville on the rural-urban fringe in the 1870s.
Helped positively impact the workers lives as built a model village for the employees with good housing.
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When did the care manufacturing begin in Birmingham?
1900-1950s
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What happened to the inner city during the 1950s in Birmingham?
Slum like with canals left polluted due to the factories and increased smog, therefore poorer air quality.
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Who were the players involved in the structural economic change in Birmingham from the medieval period to 1950s?
De Birmingham family- King Henry II
Mathew Boulton
Cadbury family
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When did the decline in the manufacturing industry occur in Birmingham?
1951
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What did the Arab-Israeli war lead to in Birmingham?
Prices of oil increased, with Western countries backing Israel.
The OPEC made up of mostly Arab countries banned some oil, with Birmingham relying on cheap manufacturing goods so impacted the manufacturing industry.
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How did the Arab-Israeli war impact the car manufacturing industry in Birmingham?
As TNCs (japanese cars) became more popular in the UK. Brands such as Nissan for example during the 1970s.
They ended up setting up factories in Sunderland which moved away from Birmingham.
TAX BREAKS
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What does the OPEC stand for?
oil and petroleum exporting countries
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What are some examples of countries in the OPEC?
Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran
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When did the Arab-Israeli was begin?
1973
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What happened when the car manufacturing industry declined even further in Birmingham?
Strikes occured as car manufacturing declined by trade unions. This resulted in less investment by the government, so further decline.
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What did the Birmingham council do to try and improve the housing between 1945 and 1970?
removed the slums and replaced it with 400 tower blocks but the people couldn't afford it.
In total 81k new homes were built but on the rural-urban fringe so lots moved out of the centre of Birmingham.
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Who were the players involved in the structural economic change in Birmingham from the 1950s to Present day?
Central government- tax breaks, and movement of car manufacturing
OPEC
Trade unions
TNCs such as Nissan
Migrants.
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Where is an example of where trade union occured in Birmingham?
British Leyland went on strike and investment was deterred.
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How did the government help regenerate Birmingham?
Development of the NEC.
Expansion of Birmingham airport.
Birmingham Heartlands Development Corporation
Star city
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What's the benefit of expanding Birmingham airport?
It's easier to extract major international exhibitors bringing in money.
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How did Birmingham Heartlands Development Corporation help to regenerate Birmingham?
It was set up to help regenerate industrial areas of Birmingham.
100 million given by the government
200 million from private investment from the EU.
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How did Star City help to regenerate Birmingham?
An abandoned power station was regenerated to create new investment into the area.
Also attacks tourism as bars and restaurants are located there.
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What was the role of the EU to help regenerate Birmingham?
The city council gained funds for projects.
For example EU social investment fund gave £235 million to help social factors.
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What was the role of Flagship locations to help regenerate Birmingham?
Bullring shopping centre
Symphony haul
NIA
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What is a flagship location?
Examples that people visit an area for, which has socio-economic benefits.
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What is the bullring in Birmingham?
A key place for retail, including TNCs such as selfridges.
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What is held at the symphony haul in Birmingham?
It is home to the orchestra, so changes the cultural face of Birmingham making it a more pleasing area.
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What is the NIA in Birmingham?
A national indoor arena that has hosted large sporting events.
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What sporting events has the NIA held in Birmingham?
2018- World indoor Championships
2022- Commonwealth Games
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What has improved the environment of Birmingham?
Canals were cleaned from the pollution of factories during the industrial revolution.
These are not a hub for tourists.
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What was the role of transport to help regenerate Birmingham?
The M5, M42, M6 links to the A1- so easily connected.
HS2 connection link to London makes connection for trade easier.
New railway station called New Street had £700 million investment.
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What is placemaking?
An approach to the planning, design and management of public spaces.
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On what scale can placemaking take place?
Local, national and international scale.
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Why does a place matter?
Social inequalities can't be addressed if we don't study places and so we don't have an understanding of people's experiences.
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Who is involved in making a place?
Government
Local communities, residents
TNCs
Planners and Architects
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Why do places rebrand?
All places have an image that affects people's perception of an area. They compete for investment and if it has a negative image then may need to rebrand.
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What are the key elements in rebranding?
Brand Artefact
Brand Essence
Brandscape
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What is Brand Artefact?
The physical environment:
Create a new environment
Reuse the existing environment
Remove old environment
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What is Brand Essence?
People's experience of the brand:
Living in the city
Working in the city
Visiting the city
Talking about the city
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What is Brandscape?
Comparison with competitor cities:
Local
Regional
National
International
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