Changing Places Flashcards
What is accessibility
How easy it is to travel to a place or interact with an individual.
What is attachment?
A sense of binding to a particular location due to positive and intense
experiences.
What is the built environment
The buildings and infrastructure within an urban area.
What is cultural enrichment
The addition of ideas, traditions and beliefs due to arrival of new people
What is diversity
Variation within a population
What are endogenous factors
Factors affecting a place that have originated internally
What are examples of endogenous factors
Land use
Topography
Economic characteristics
Location
Physical geography
Built environment
What is ethnic clustering
Residential areas with similar cultures, ethnicity or religions.
What are exogenous factors
Factors affecting a place that have originated externally
What are experienced places
Locations a person has physically visited
What are far places
Places that feel distant both physically or emotionally
What is gentrification
Renovation of older/deteriorating buildings or areas with the aim of attracting high-income individuals
What are insiders
People who feel they are part of a place and have a strong connection with it
What is lived experience
The contribution of experiences and opportunities to an individual’s
views and values.
What are Locales
Locations of different daily activities
What are media places
Places people haven’t physically been to, but has a reputation based off the media
What are near places
Places that feel close both physically and emotionally
What are outsiders
People who feel they are not part of a place and don’t have a strong connection to the place
What is placelessness
Places that lack unique character or reputation, due to chain stores
replacing local independent shops or a lack of attachment experienced by people visiting
the location.
What is rebranding
Creating a new look or reputation for an area
What are the 7 factors of positionality
Gender
Race
Religion
Age
Sexuality
Socio-economic status
Level of education
What are the 5 main factors that affect relationships and connections between people and place
People
Resources
Money
Investment
Ideas
What external forces affect places
Local communities
National government
International institutions
Local government
Transnational corporations
Individuals
Global institutions
How much did the population of Detroit increase by from 1900-1950
Roughly 2 million