12.1-12.3 Personal Connections Flashcards
What is place perception?
Our awareness of places and particular opinions we have about them
What is a perception?
Identifying and interpreting sensory information that helps us understand and represent our environment.
How do we develop place perception?
Our feelings and interpretations of a place shape our perception, influencing our decisions about it.
Can people percept the same place differently?
Yes, beacuse perception of a place is personal, as its signs and symbols hold unique meaning for each individual.
Do men and women perceive danger the same?
No, because men are more likely to experience actual violence. Instead of women who have a fear of violence
What is the cause of a gender difference of crime?
It’s linked to the nature of urban public spaces.
What is a mobility disabled person’s perception and use of place?
It will be partly influenced by how well places accommodate their needs.
Why are urban places more male dominated?
Urban places show a male societal structure
What are three factors that influence mobility disabled people’s perception?
- Internal barriers - despair or feeling overwhelmed because of their disability.
- Other people’s attitudes - how receptive they are to the disabled person.
- Physical inaccessibility of the environment.
What is a person with a visual impairment’s perception of place?
They are able to use their other senses to get a sense of their surroundings.
How do male dominated places affect familiarity?
It result in a perception of comfort for men but much less for women
How do visually impaired people create a mental picture?
From descriptions of others, sounds & touch. Although colour is often limited in these pictures, other senses are often heightened.
How is a perception of a place created?
The perception of a place is created by indirect and direct experiences
How does public transport pose difficulties for visually impaired people?
They may not know when to get off a bus or whether their bus has arrived at their stop.
Do we have filters of places?
Yes, we develop them through the understanding of our surroundings
What are some examples of filters?
Race, gender, age, religion, and the decade we are living in. (GRADeR)
How do we orient ourselves around places?
We organise elements such as paths, edges, districts, nodes, and landmarks
Can elements be bad?
Yes, they can separate or alienate people
How has the government updated the public transport to cater for people with vision impairment?
Yes, they have laid tactile tracks and have added lifts and the platforms have been raised in height
How many vision impaired people are their in Australia?
357 000 people are vision impaired in Australia
How much money has the government spent to update the public transport?
The government has spent between $500 000 to $1 million on the rail and light rai
Can people modify places?
Yes, People create places in response to the opportunities and controls of their environment
What is place making?
The social and physical construction of an environment
What do our modifications do to a place?
They support and reinforce our perceptions of that place
How does territoriality as a way of making places lead to exclusion?
There is a distinction between the inhabitants and outsiders
Can place making be negative?
Yes, it can result in exclusion of other people.
