Changing Places Flashcards
What is a place?
A space with a meaning
What is a space?
An area with no meaning
What is ‘perception of place’?
- places are viewed differently by different people
- can be influenced by media/personal experience
What is a ‘near place’?
- surrounding district or neighbourhood
- a place close to your heart
What is a ‘far place’?
- places that are geographically far
- places you have no emotional connection to
What is ‘locale’?
the place where something happens or has particular events associated with it
what is ‘sense of place’?
subjective + emotional attachment to a place
what is ‘location’?
geographical - where it is located on the map - latitude/longitude
what is ‘intersectionality’?
(Kimberlé Crenshaw)
One person does not have one characteristic that makes up their identity
what is the ‘tourist gaze’?
- organised by business entrepreneurs and governments + consumed by public – controls the way we see a place (designed for tourists)
descriptive approach to place …
- the idea that the world is a set of places + each place can be studied/is distinct
- generally involves describing the physical aspects of an area + its characteristics
social constructionist approach to place …
- humans create + sustain all social phenomena through social practices
- regards to as a product/construct of a particular set of social processes occurring at a particular time. It is social processes that help to create places
phenomenological approach to place …
- involves how an individual person experiences place, recognising a highly personal relationship between place + person
what are factors that affect our attachment to place?
- friends and family living in this place
- experiences surrounding a place
- length of residence
- if you feel safe/happy/welcome etc
how is place attachment influenced by the quality or intensity of the experience we have there?
positive correlation between ‘intensity of the experience’ and ‘attachment’ – greater the ‘intensity of the experience’ the greater the ‘attachment’
Identity can be evident at a number of scales … what are these?
- localism
- regionalism
- nationalism
what is ‘localism’ relating to identity?
an affection for an emotional ownership of a particular place
rarely manifests it in a political sense but can do in nimbylism (the behaviour of someone who doesn’t want something to be built or done near where they live, although it does need to be or done somewhere)
what is ‘regionalism’ relating to identity?
conscious of and loyal to a distinct region
what is ‘nationalism’ relating to identity?
loyal + devoted to a nation creates a sense of national consciousness
what is an ‘insider’?
people who feel like they belong in a certain place + that is their home
what is an ‘outsider’?
people who feel out of place in a certain place + they don’t feel like they belong
what is spatial exclusion?
geographical unequal distribution of resources between advantaged + disadvantaged areas such as healthcare + public services
what is social exclusion?
individuals don’t have the same rights + opportunities as perhaps others may in the exact same situation
What are gated communities?
enclosed housing estates where access is strictly controlled - only residents can go in/out
in larger gated communities there would be shared local amenities as well so it is possible to complete daily activities without leaving
what are fortress developments?
developments planned around a high level of surveillance + security
what does it mean to belong to a place?
- to be part of a community
- belonging is increasingly seen as one of the key factors that make a place sustainable + successful
- regeneration schemes now focus on social environment as well as built environment
what factors might affect a sense of belonging to a place?
- age
- gender
- ethnicity
- sexuality
- socio-economic status
- religion
what is ‘sense of dislocation’?
issues such as rented accommodation or having short term housing tenancies can make some people feel dislocated from a certain place
