changing places Flashcards
Explain Place Attachment
The geographer Yi-Fu Tuan suggests that atatchment ( the sense of binding to a particular location ) grows stronger over time.
the more experiences of a place and the greater the intesity of these experiences the greater depth of attachment you may have to a place.
Topophilia concerns the love of a place and having a strong attachment to it.
Explain why an outsider perspective might give a different sense of place to an insider perspective
- An outsider typically means that the individual hasn’t ever visited the place and have created their perspective through media representations such as TV.
- an insider typically means that they live in the area therefore have experienced the place.
- an outsider perspective may mean you live in a place but they don’t feel they belong. for example, a recent immigrant who doesn’t understand the culture may feel excluded
Explain what is meant by genius loci
genius loci is the spirit of a place. it suggests that every place has a unique atmosphere
NEAR PLACE: describe the location of Newcastle and its significance
Newcastle Upon Tyne is located in the North East of England and is situated on the North Bank of the River Tyne which is eight miles inshore from the North Sea.
historically, shipibuilding and coal exportation were central to the citie’s prosperity with approximately 1,500 tonnes of coal being exported from the city during the 1500s and these figures rising to 400 000 tonnes per year by the
Evaluate the role of government policies in changing lived experience
Margaret Thatcher enforced the closure of coal mines after evidence showed that the mines productivity was poor and thus it was much cheaper to import coal from more efficent producers. This resulted in the closure of the citie’s last coal mine in 1956 which was followed by the slow demise of the shipbuilding industries.
This resulted in societal implications as manufacturing employment fell which amounted to 1.6 million jobs being lost all together. the deindustrialisation of the city also promoted greater brownfield sites as old industrial builidngs were abandoned after closures.
Evaulate the role of TNC investment in changing the lived experience
Many transnational corporations such as Nissan have established in Newcastle as they were attracted by the citie’s business links.
through them establishing their corporation in the north east they provide employment opportunities for people to work in thei factories as well as investment which can encourage devleopment through a positive multiplier effect as they experience massive growth of the supply chain for the factory
other transnational corporations like MCdonalds have established in the region and have adapted their global brand and products to meet the local market place. the investment of these larger coroporations has resulted in the city becoming homogenised as the cities globally becoming increasingly similar
the individuals live experience may be altered as the degree of attachment they have for the region may fall as there is a sense of placelessness which means they don’t form as strong as an emotional attachment
How is the changing character of a place overtime represented by statistics and cartographical soruces
- statistical and cartographic data are examples of quantitative data which represents the changing character of a place through an objective approach
- statistical sources such as census data are useful in determinging the demogrpahic of a place and can be used to compare the changes numerically
- for example, Newcastle’s unemployment rate reached 42 percent following the closure and decline of the shipbuilding and coal industries highlighting the societal impacts that deindustrialisation brought
- cartographic data such as OS maps are useful in exhibitng the land-use of a period so they can be compared over time. For example, Newcastle OS maps historically displayed shipbuilidng industires and coal exportation along the Tyne. However present day OS maps will highlight the Baltic Art gallery and Milleninum bridge indicating a shift from industry to culture
- however statistical and cartographic data doesn’t provide knowledge on the individual’s lived experiences or their perceptions of Newcastle such as the poor morale and mental health issues experienced.
How is the changing character of a place represented by artistic sources such as paintings or poetry
- artistic sources are examples of qualitative data that represent the changing character of a place through a subjective approach
- allow for phenomological or socio constructionist approach to studying a place
- supports the notion that there is a highly personal relationship between a person and a place
- they are issues of subjectivity and the purpose behind the artist creating the source
