Changing places Flashcards
place
a location which has different meanings to different people depending on their experiences
placeless ness
places that aren’t unique and lack identity
attachment
attachment grows stronger over time due to the experiences a person has in that place
near places
places which are close to us they are subjectively close
far places
places that are distant and seen as foreign
experienced places
places we have visited which means we have made an emotional attachment with that place
media places
places we haven’t visited but have learnt about through the media
genius loci
is the spirit of a place and suggests every place has its own specific spirit or atmosphere
endogenous factors
originate from within a place
examples of endogenous factors
land use, topography, physical geography, infrastructure, demographic characteristics, built environment, location, economic characteristics
exogenous factors
originate from outside a place and provide links with other places
examples of exogenous factors
people such as tourism and migration, money and investment, resources, ideas such as entrepreneurs moving to an area
perspective of place
this can change due to lived experiences
place meanings
the sense of place and character given to a place by different people
How is London described in different news sources?
telegraph talks about 100th murder of 2018, speeches done by Sadiq Khan talking about how good it is hosting all the major sporting events, independent talks about why people should still travel to cities which have suffered terrorist attacks
