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

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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

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What is palimpsest?

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Places being made up of a series of layers

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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?
A sense of being part of a collective identity
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What is ownership?
The feeling of being in possession of a set of values or a particular identity
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What is wellbeing?
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?
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?
``` 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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
Brochures Plays Poetry Adverts
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What is provenance?
The place of origin or earliest known history of something
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What is geospatial data?
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?
The identification or estimation off the real world geographic location of an object
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Representation of place
Cultural practices by which human societies interpret and portray the world around them and present themselves to others
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Rebranding example
Salford Quays
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Place marketing
Promotion of a place using different techniques Websites Logos Advertising campaigns