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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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TESCO, the EU

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What is an a 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 for chnage?

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Artists
Aristocrats
Celebrities

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What are some examples of TNCs?

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Apple, Cokes

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

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The New Era estate residents

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What happened in Scunthorpe 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 Tara steel in Scunthorpe?

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900, along with further 270 in Scotland

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What caused Tara steel redundancies?

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

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How many steel jobs were at risk acros 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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Marche sup the high street

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How did Scunthorpe steelworks protect the town in WW2?

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

18
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Which organisation has the power to change the outcomes?

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The national government

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How should places be studied in the 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 palimpset 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 persoanl 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 sense of belonging

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What is the role of Local Authrorities?

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Have limited direct responsibility for waterways but have the power to make it easier for other agencies to deal with polluted water

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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 geospacial 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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Cardiff Bay

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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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