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3.2.2.2 - Changing Places – Relationships, Connections, Meaning and Representation Flashcards

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All places are…

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…dynamic, not static, and socially constructed

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What do socially constructed links show?

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How places function socially

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What are some forces of change?

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National government
International institutions
Global institutions 
National institutions
Local governments
Individuals
TNCs
Local community groups
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What is an example of national government?

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Parliament

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What are examples of international institutions?

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Tata steel, Tesco, the EU

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What is an example of a global institution?

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The WTO

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What is an example of a national institution?

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The National Trust

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What are some examples of individual forces of change?

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Activists
Aristocrats
Celebrities

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What are some examples of TNCs?

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Apple

Tata steel

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What is an example of local community group forces of change?

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The New Era Estate residents

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What happened in Scunthorpe in 2015?

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A steel march against closures and job losses

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How many jobs were to be axed at Tata steel in Scunthorpe?

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900, along with a further 270 in Scotland

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What caused the Tata steel redundancies?

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The flooding of cut price Chinese steel onto the world’s markets as well as high energy prices

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How many steel jobs were at risk across the UK?

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4000

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For how long had steel been the major industry in Scunthorpe?

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125 years

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How did the public make their support clear for the steel industry?

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Marches up the high street

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How did the Scunthorpe steelworks protect the town in World War 2?

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The smoke from the steelworks masked the town from German planes and saved it from the bombing

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Which organisation had the power to change the outcome?

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The national government

19
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How should places be studied in context?

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How past and present connections have shaped them and embedded them in regional, national and international contexts

20
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What is palimpsest?

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Places being made up of a series of layers

21
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What is Trafalgar Square?

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A palimpsest on a small scale

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What is meaning?

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Relates to individual or collective perceptions of a place

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What is representation?

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How a place is portrayed or ‘seen’ in society

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What is identity?

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An assemblage of personal characteristics such as gender, sexuality, race and religion

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What is belonging?

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A sense of being part of a collective identity

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What is ownership?

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The feeling of being in possession of a set of values or a particular identity

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What is wellbeing?

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The positive outcome of a shared identity and a sense of belonging

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What developments have occurred in Salford Quays over the last 2 decades?

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One of the largest regeneration rejects in the UK around Media City and surrounding areas.

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What are the key players in the Salford Quays regeneration?

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Mersey Basin Campaign
United Utilities
Environment Agency
Local authorities
Property development firms
Northwest development agency
RSPB
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What is the role of the Mersey Basin Campaign in the Salford Quays regeneration?

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Coordinate the individual efforts of local authorities, private investors and voluntary organisations as they act to improve water quality

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What is the role of United Utilities in Salford Quays Regeneration?

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They manage and operate commercial and household water and wastewater supplies in the Northwest. Legal obligations to make improvements in line with national and EU legislation

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What is the role of the environment Agency in Salford Quays regeneration?

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Protecting and improving the environment, has legal powers needed to stop pollution of local waterways. Ensures EU quality standards are met.

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What is the role of Local Authorities?

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Have limited direct responsibility for waterways but have power to make it easer for other agencies to deal wit polluted water

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What is the role of the RSPB in Salford Quays redevelopment?

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Has over 1 million members and can play a key role in getting local people to support review restoration work that improves habitats for birds and animals

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What are methods of representation?

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Brochures
Plays
Poetry
Adverts

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What is provenance?

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The place of origin or earliest known history of something

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What is geospatial data?

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Data this has a spatial/geographic component, meaning it can be mapped, may have explicit geographical positioning

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What is geolocated data?

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The identification or estimation off the real world geographic location of an object

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Representation of place

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Cultural practices by which human societies interpret and portray the world around them and present themselves to others

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Rebranding example

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Salford Quays

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Place marketing

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Promotion of a place using different techniques
Websites
Logos
Advertising campaigns

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