Changing Places Flashcards
What Is The Name Of The 3 Types of Places
- Descriptive
- Socially Constructed
- Phenomenological
Outline The Definition Of A Descriptive Place
The idea that the world is made up of lots of different places that can be studies as separate, distinct, places
Outline The Definition Of A Socially Constructed Place
Places are a product of a set of social processes
For example: Trafalgar square was built to commemorate the battle of Trafalgar, so can be understood as a place of ‘empire’ And ‘colonialism’
Outline The Definition Of A Phenomenological Place
How Individuals experience place
What Is The Format For Studying Places
Place = Location + Meaning + Nexus of connectivity
Why Are All Places Changing Places
1) Places are constantly changing
2) Places have different meanings for different individuals and groups
Define Endogenous Factors
Internal factors that shape a place
demographic, ect
Define Exogenous Factors
External factors affecting the character of a place
government funding
Define Sense Of Place
The emotional meaning a place has, either to an individual or a group. This is developed through our experiences in places
What Are Homogenized Places
Places becoming identical to other places through globalization
Define Clone Town
Highstreets with a high proportion of chain stores. Local culture is being replaced by global influence
What Is Glocalisation
TNC’s adapting to the local market place. (McDonald’s changing the menu to suit the culture)
What Is An Insider
Someone who is familiar with a place and feels welcome and accepted in that place
What Is An Outsider
Someone who feels unwelcome or excluded from a place
What Is An Experienced Place
Somewhere you have spent time
What Is A Media Place
Somewhere you have only read about, seen on TV, or the internet. We have developed a sense of place for a place we have never visited through media
What Are Wards
A division or district of a city or town, for administrative or political purposes
What Are Output Areas
Areas within wards
What Is Geospatial Data
When you give data a location
Explain What Was Happening In Hull In The 1700’s
- An outlet for manufactured good from nearby towns and villages
- Imported Iron from Russia and Sweden
- Whaling
- Ship building
Explain What Was Happening In Hull In The 1800’s
- Population of 22,000 in 1801
- Cholera outbreak in the 30’s and 40’s
- Hospital opened in 1873
- 1836 - got an actual police force
- New docks were built
- Whaling industry declined
- Fishing industry boomed
- Ship building became bigger
Explain What Was Happening In Hull In The 1900’s
- Population of 239,000 in 1901
- City continued to grow
- Was bombed during the first world war
- Slums where cleared
- 1930’s depression
- Most damaged city during WWII
- 1970’s - fishing industry collapsed - cod wars
Explain What Was Happening In Hull In The 2000’s
- Places to spend disposable income open more
- Fish market closed
Timeline of Hessle Road
- 1812, plot of land opposite Coltman street
- Purchased in 1820 and houses built on it
- 1826, 27 different residents
- The rich lived there
- 1825-1873 the road was a toll road that connected Hessle and Hull
- 1870’s, began to expand West
- 1870’s, Commercial shops start to open
- Opening of Albert Dock
- Lead to more housing being built
- Tram service meant more people could commute further to work
- Rapid expansion in the 1880’s
- Houses were small and filthy
- 1885, the front of Hessle road was mostly shop keepers
Hessle Road Between The Wars
- Peaked as a shopping area
- Huge community
- 1920’s, large companies start to buy out small shops
- 1920/30, cinema’s were built
- 1920’s, busses start to be introduced
Housing - 1900’s
- Two-up two-down houses
- slums
- Landlords knew demolition was inevitable so they refused to repair houses
- Outside toilets
- Strong sense of community
- 17.3% of Hull’s population lived half a mile from the dock
Cod War
- The 3rd Cod war started in 1975 after Iceland put a 200 mile exclusion Zone around it’s waters to stop others fishing there
- It was illegal protectionism
- Made other European countries angry
- Royal Navy sent to protect trawlers from Icelandic boats
- Iceland threatened to stop a very important NATO base
- America pressured Britain to stop fishing there
- Catastrophic for Hull Ports
- Almost all fisherman were put out of work
What Is Deprivation Like Near St Andrews Dock
It is one of the most deprived area in Hull
Describe The Amount Of People Receiving Benefits For Unemployment In 2018 In St Andrews Ward Compared To The Rest Of Hull
- 6% of males were unemployed in St.A compared to 4.2% for the rest of Hull
- 4% of Females compared to 2.3% for the rest of Hull
- 7% of people between the ages of 25-49 were unemployed compared to 3.9% for the rest of Hull
Wellbeing Among Adults
There is a much higher rate of mental health issues and lower quality of self in people near Hessle road
What Did A 2014 Prevalence Survey Find
People in the St Andrews ward have a higher score for unhealthy lifestyle and a lower quality of life and lower mental health rates when compared to the rest of Hull
Describe The Demographic For St Andrew’s Ward
- 12% white other
- 3.1% mixed
- 5.4% Asian
- 2.9% Black
- 3.4% Other
This tells us that there is a high immigrant population, particularly from Europe
What Are Unsympathetic Developments
Developments and changes that do not reflect the historical value of the area
