3.2.2.2 - Changing Places - relationships, Connections, Meaning And Representation Flashcards
All places are:
Dynamic, not static and socially constructed
What do socially constructed links show?
How places function socially
What are some forces of change?
National government
International institutions
Global institutions
National institutions
Local governments
Individuals
TNCs
Local Community groups
What is an example of national government?
Parliament
What are examples of international institutions?
TESCO, the EU
What is an a example of a global institution?
The WTO
What is an example of a national institution?
The National Trust
What are some examples of individual forces for chnage?
Artists
Aristocrats
Celebrities
What are some examples of TNCs?
Apple, Cokes
What is an example of local community group forces of chnage?
The New Era estate residents
What happened in Scunthorpe 2015?
A steel march against closures and job losses
How many jobs were to be axed at Tara steel in Scunthorpe?
900, along with further 270 in Scotland
What caused Tara steel redundancies?
The flooding of cut price Chinese steel into the world’s markets as well as high energy prices
How many steel jobs were at risk acros the UK?
4000
For how long had steel been the major industry in Scunthorpe?
125 years
How did the public make their support clear for the steel industry?
Marche sup the high street
How did Scunthorpe steelworks protect the town in WW2?
the smoke form the steelworks masked the town from German planes and saved it from bombing?
Which organisation has the power to change the outcomes?
The national government
How should places be studied in the context?
how past and present connections have shaped them and embedded them in regional, national and international contexts
What is palimpsest?
Places being made up of a series of layers
What is Trafalgar Square?
A palimpset on a small scale
What is meaning?
Relates to individual or collective perceptions of a place
What is representation?
How a place is portrayed or ‘seen’ in society
What is identity?
An assemblage of persoanl characteristics such as gender, sexuality, race and religion
What is belonging?
A sense of being part of a collective identity
What is ownership?
The feeling of being in possession of a set of values or a particular identity
What is wellbeing?
The positive outcome of a shared identity and sense of belonging
What is the role of Local Authrorities?
Have limited direct responsibility for waterways but have the power to make it easier for other agencies to deal with polluted water
What are methods of representation?
Brochures
Plays
Poetry
Adverts
What is provenance?
The place of origin or earliest known history of something
What is geospacial data?
Data this has a spatial/ geographic component, meaning it can be mapped, may have explicit geographical positioning
What is geolocated data?
The identification or estimation off the real world geographic location of an object
Representation of place
Cultural practices by which human societies interpret and portray the world around them and present themselves to others
Rebranding example
Cardiff Bay
Place marketing
Promotion of a place using different techniques
Websites
logos
Advertising campaigns
