1 What's in a place Flashcards
What is the key idea about places?
Places are multi-faceted, shaped by shifting flows and connections which change over time
What are the 6 characteristics which interact to make the identity of a place?
- Demography
- Socioeconomic
- Cultural
- Political
- Built environment
- Physical geography (natural/physical environment)
What is demographic?
Number of inhabitants
Ages
Gender
Ethnicity
What are examples of physical geography which makes the identity of a place?
Altitude
Slope angle
Aspect
Drainage
Geology
What are examples of socio-economic which makes the identity of a place?
Employment, income and family status, education
What are examples of cultural which makes the identity of a place?
Religion, local traditions, local clubs and societies
What are examples of political which makes the identity of a place?
Local, regional and national government, local groups such as resident associations
What are examples of built environment which makes the identity of a place?
Age and style of buildings including building materials, density of housing
What are the two case studies constrating place profiles at a local scale?
Lympstone, East Devon and Toxteth, Liverpool
What is Lympstone’s demographic?
Top heavy age structure:
0-15: 19.8%
16-64: 55.6%
>64: 24.6%
Ethinically homogeneous and less ethnic diverse
Provided few jobs opportunities for immigrants in 60/70s (beginning to change)
What are Lympstone’s socio-economic characteristics?
Selected statistics:
14.1% aged 16 and with no formal qualifications
66.1% owner-occupiers
12.7% no access to car or van
What is Lympstone’s cultural characteristics?
Long-established culture based upon the Christian year with Christmas and Easter as key times in the calendar
What are Lympstone’s political characteristics?
Has a parish council with eleven elected people serving on this local government body - focused on local matters e.g. express views on any planning applications
Power relatively limited
Part of an area that elects two district councillors and one county councillor
Parliamentary constituency that includes Lympstone has an electorate of 72,000 and returns one MP
What is Lympstone’s built environment?
Undergone some change:
Former low-order shops have closed and been converted to residences
New housing
Heart of village has strict planning rules and local residents protect the architecture
Where and what is Lympstone?
Small settlement on th east bank of the River Exe estuary, 15km south of Exeter