Understanding Place Flashcards
(15 cards)
Location
Where a place is, for example coordinates on a map
Locale
Takes into account the effect people have on their setting
A place is shaped by the people and cultures within it
Can be settings for everyday life
Sense of place
Subjective and emotional attachment people have to a place
Descriptive theorising
Focuses on the unique characteristics of a place
Social constructionist theorising
Product of a set of social processes
Phenomenological theorising
How individual’s experience pkace
Insider perspective
Feeling at home in certain places, feeling of belonging
Outsider perspective
People may connect negative experiences to places and create a negative perception
Socio-spatial exclusion
Dominant groups with power in society decide who is allowed in certain places
Social exclusion
Separation from friends, family, community
Spatial exclusion
Move towards hostile architecture
Media places
Those places that have only been seen in film or read about
Mostar bridge
Expression of Bosnian culture
Destruction was a representation of destroying cultural identity
Zucotti park
Privately owned public space
Open 24hours
Rules against camping
National stadium Singapore
Holds different activities
Sense of community and freedom
