Changing Places Flashcards
Accessibility
How easy it is to travel to a place.
Attachment
A sense of binding to a particular location due to positive and intense experiences
Built Environment
e buildings and infrastructure within an urban area.
Capital -
- Productive assets, goods or financial stakes.
Commuter
An individual who regularly travels a distance between their residence and their employment.
Cultural Enrichment
The addition of ideas, traditions and beliefs due to the influx of new people.
Culture
The way of life of a particular group of people at a particular time, generally customs and beliefs.
Demographic
The characteristics of a population.
Deprivation -
Individuals lack basic services or objects they would expect to have in the 21st Century
Diversity
Variation in characteristics, background and behaviour within a population.
Endogenous Factor
Factors originate internally, including topography, physical geography, built environment, infrastructure, and economic and demographic characteristics of an area.
Ethnicity
The cultural background of a group of people, often based on religion or country of origin.
Ethnic Clustering
Residential areas with similar cultures, ethnicity or religions. This may be to avoid isolation or to live locally to special services and facilities (places of worship, local shops, etc.)
Exogenous Factor
- Factors originate externally. Relationships with other places, which are flows of ideas, people, resources, capital.
Far Places
Places that feel physically or emotionally distant
Genius Loci
The ‘spirit’ of a place, based on its history, culture and daily atmosphere.
Gentrification -
Renovation of older/deteriorating buildings or areas with the aim of attracting high-income individuals or elite businesses to a place
Governance
The management of a place or group of people.
Idyll
A location with ideal living conditions and good qualities. Often based on a perception.
Inequality
- Differences in income, well-being and wealth between individuals, communities and society.
Insiders -
People who feel like they are “part of” a place. They feel included and have a strong connection to it.
Internal Migration
Movement of people within a country.
International Migration -
- The movement of people from one country to another.
Life Expectancy
The average number of years an individual is likely to live. It is determined at birth.