Changing Places Flashcards
What is sense of place?
Subjective and emotional attachment of place/ connection to place.
What is a clone town?
When there has been a global influence on place. Places in a country look identical with similar architecture and dominated by the same chain stores, thus making that town indistinct from other town centres.
What is lived experience of a place?
The lived experience of a place refers to the first-hand experience of living in a particular place. The lived experience of a place can vary greatly from person to person.
What are examples of homogenised (identical) places?
Housing estates, shopping malls, car parks, roads etc.
What is placelessness?
Placelessness suggests that a place is not unique. For example, UK high streets have a Costa Coffee, Greggs and a Tesco (or similar chain shops).
How has globalisation increased placelessness?
Countries and cultures are more interconnected. Ideas such as American malls have spread to other countries such as the UK because homogenised places have become the “model.” TNCs are dominating markets due to globalisation, meaning more products are being outsourced and big names in retail are taking priority rather than independent stores. This produces more placelessness because there are fewer unique and localised places, everywhere is starting to look the same, for example, high streets which are now flooded with the same big name retail stores.
What is a media place?
A place that a person has not experienced but has a perception of from music, TV, films, adverts, books, and any other piece of media. The reality of a place can be far different from that put across by the media.
What is topophilia?
Topophilia refers to the love or strong emotional attachment that individuals have towards a particular place or environment. It’s a deep connection and affection for the physical characteristics, cultural aspects, and natural elements of a specific place.
What is topography?
The physical appearance and surface features of the landscape
What is topophobia?
The dislike (or fear) of a place.
What are insiders and outsiders?
An insider is someone who would be familiar with a place. They might not feel comfortable, and they might feel out of place. They may have the following characteristics: born there, hold citizenship, fluent in local language, conform with social norms.
An outsider is someone who has not experienced a place directly but may still have perceptions about this place. They can be someone who has experienced the place but feels excluded.
Define social exclusion
Where certain social groups of people are marginalised in society and don’t feel like they belong. This could be a result of poverty or belonging to a minority group.
Examples include: the disabled, non-English speakers, migrants/immigrants, those in poverty, the homeless, wealthy gated communities, and the LGBTQ.
Define spatial exclusion
This is where certain groups are either restricted from or feel out of place in certain places.
What are gated communities?
Gated communities are enclosed housing estates where access is strictly controlled so only residents can go in or out.
What is glocalisation?
Glocalisation is where MNCs often slightly adapt their products to cater to local tastes and laws. For example, Mcdonalds in Hindu countries beef has been removed from the menu, and in Muslim countries, pork has been removed.
