how do we understand space Flashcards
characteristics that contribute to place identity
- demographics
- socio-economics
- culture
- politics
- natural environment
- built environment
- history
whats a space
a space has no meaning attached
whats a place
a space that has been given a meaning by an individuals lived experience
what 5 features effect how people perceive a place
age
gender
sexuality
religion
role
how does AGE change how someone perceives a place
perceptions change as people move through their life cycle and get older. as well as how many times they go to a place.
eg a play park
- 4 year old is to play
- 80 year old is to go for a walk
how does GENDER change how someone perceives a place
some places may be perceived as male or female, reflecting on societies stereotypical views
eg football stadium is seen as a male place and a nail salon seen as a woman’s place
eg women may feel less safe using public transport at night - harassment/assault - leads to changes in behaviour which limit their freedom of movement leading to geography of fear
how does SEXUALITY change how someone perceives a place
Some places acquire a meaning because they are places where groups of people with the same orientation gathee
- eg london brighton and bristol have large concentrations of LGBTQ+ ppl
how does RELIGION change how someone perceives a place
some places have different religious and spiritual meaning which has established over centuries
- eg The Western Wall, Jerusalem is one of the holiest places for jews but not for athiests
- eg the Vatican, Rome - place of pilgrimage for Catholics but atheists its a sit seeing place
how does role influence place
- everyone has roles: student, teacher, son, daughter, mother etc
- your role influences how you PERCIEVE and BEHAVE
- eg - your local shopping centre will feel different with friends and grandparents
- as you get older people gain and lose roles which reshapes perceptions of places
- eg young adult may seek exitement but a grandad may have safety cautions
emotional attatchement to places
- form based on memories and experiences
eg - Auschwitz, Twickenham, Glastonbury festival all evoke dif feelings to dif ppl - when you have a positive memory of a place you gain a stronger attatchement to it
- it can even vary in the same place over time due to a persons changing experineces
the Kurds
- ethnic group spread across Middle East who dont have their own state
- they have long wanted an independent state but faced: persecution and armed conflict with Turkey
- these Kurds have a strong emotional and cultural connection to Kurdistan therefore their indentity is maintained through language and traditions etc
globalisation definition
the increasing interconnectedness and interdependence of the world economically, socially, politically and culturally
what is time space compression
- barriers of time and space are reduced by
- fast communication
- quicker and cheaper movement of people and goods
whats the global village concept
- world feels smaller, not physically, but through interconnectivity
- we r now part of a globalised system - what happens elsewhere often affects us directly
- EG - UK supermarkets: strawberries or melons imported all year round reglarless of seasons
winners and losers of time-space compression
winners
- ppl that feel comfortable navigating larger, interconnected world
- their economic and social lives spread across world
- eg A sports star or worker in an international corporation
- eg A currency trader in London or Tokyo
losers
- ppl may feel dislocated from the places they once felt at home at
- like refugees, illegal migrants trying to escape insability
- eg - An illegal migrant crossing the USA–Mexico border
- eg - A homeless person in an LIC or AC
formal and infromal representations of places
formal
- data-rich, objective, quantitative
- includes census data –> pop, employment, religion, education, housing, health, maps, crime, medical stats
- used for gov planning, public services, urban development
informal
- subjective, personal, emotional
- includes –>. TV, films, blogs, art, graffiti, literature, music
- reps places through culture, lifestyles, feelings, perceptions and lived experinces
examples of how film, media and tourism have shaped perceptions of places
- film –> gossip girl new york –> galmorous, fast paced, opportunity filled
- media –> rio de janeria –> olympic games –> vibrant festive bc unsafe and unequal
- tourism –> greece –> amazing, affluent holiday etc
defining and representing rural areas
- boundary definitions of rural areas are not always clear
- a place might be rural based on its physical geography
- but still be economically or socially urban
- according to assumptions rural areas are:
close-knit, conservative, less ethnically diverse, lower mobility
