The Concept Of Place Flashcards
(22 cards)
What is the objective definition of place?
A place can have an objective meaning such as map coordinates, or its location on a Global Positioning System (GPS).
What is the subjective definition of place?
A place is given subjective ‘meaning’ by the people who live there – called a sense of place.
What is a lived experience?
When a place creates an important basis of life and associated activities
What is a summary of the concept of place?
The concept of place can be summarised as Place = Location + Meaning
What are the 2 ways in which insider perspectives develop through? And give 2 examples
Insider perspectives develop through everyday experiences in familiar settings:
- Daily rhythms (e.g. the school run).
- Shared experiences (e.g. socialising at the village pub).
What are insider perspectives based on?
Insider perspectives are based on experiences acquired over time.
What do insider perspectives underpin?
Insider perspectives underpin the subjectivity that is the basis for the sense of place of a community.
What are insiders perspectives?
Insider perspectives are intimate/personal views.
What are outsiders perspectives? And give 2 examples
Outsider perspectives are often about looking and learning
- a personal view of entering a location
- landscape and discovering that place, as a visitor/tourist
What do outsider perspectives see?
Outsider perspectives see things afresh.
What do outsider perspectives develop through?
Outsider perspectives ask questions that the inhabitants don’t think because the answers are so familiar.
What do outsider perspectives form eventually?
Outsider perspectives form neutral or abstract views of a place.
Give 2 definitions of what near places are?
Near places are:
- The centre of most lived experiences – most used by ‘locals’.
- Where everyday experiences take place.
Give 2 definitions of what far places are?
Far places are:
- Beyond immediate lived experiences – they are seen through media, magazines, books, computer contact (business and leisure).
- Where people visit as tourists, on work-related visits or as migrants.
Give 1 way of which experienced places influence lives directly
These places Influence people’s lives directly by living there, or visiting in person.
Give 1 way of which experienced places influence lives indirectly
These places Influence people’s lives indirectly through decisions that are made there (e.g. for work or political reasons)
What are Media Places?
Places which are brought to the individual through media (e.g. through tv, radio, film, computer, books)
What are the 2 factors that contribute to place characters?
Endogenous and exogenous factors
What are endogenous factors?
Endogenous factors are those that originate from within a place (internally)
Give 6 types of endogenous factors with an example each?
- natural characteristics (geology)
- demographic characteristics (ethnicity)
- socio-economic characteristics (income levels)
- cultural factors (religious groups)
- political factors (type of government)
- the built environment (type of housing)
What are exogenous factors?
Exogenous factors are the factors that originate from beyond a place (externally)
What are the 3 examples of exogenous factors?
- Features associated with economic globalisation (clothing shops)
- Features associated with social globalisation (fast-food outlets)
- Evidence of multi-ethnicity or multiculturalism caused by inward migration.
