Changing Places

Question 1

Define Gesellschaft:

Answer 1

Community, typically rural people looking out for others.

Question 2

Define Gemeinschaft:

Answer 2

Society. typically urban, people looking out for themselves.

Question 3

What are the 7 factors of positionality?

Answer 3

GRRASSL
Gender
Race
Religion
Age
Socio-economic status
Sexuality
Level of Education

Question 4

What are endogenous factors?

Answer 4

Factors that originate from inside of a place and affect its character.

Question 5

What are exogenous factors?

Answer 5

Factors that originate from outside of a place and affect its character.

Question 6

What are the 5 flows that affect place character?

Answer 6

People
Resources
Ideas
Money
Investment

Question 7

Define sense of place:

Answer 7

Emotional attachment to a place: its meaning.

Question 8

Define locale:

Answer 8

Places associated with everyday activities, structures social interactions.

Question 9

What are the 3 main ways of studying place?

Answer 9

1. Descriptive
2. Social-constructionist
3. Phenomenological

Question 10

What is each way of studying place associated with?

Answer 10

Descriptive - Location
Social-constructionist - Locale
Sense of place - Phenomenological

Question 11

Define nimbyism:

Answer 11

‘Not in my backyard’ (e.g wind turbines near people’s homes)

Question 12

Define topophilia:

Answer 12

Love of a place

Question 13

Define topophobia:

Answer 13

Dislike of a place

Question 14

What are the 3 main ways of changing place character?

Answer 14

• Re-imaging
• Rebranding
• Regeneration