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Changing Places Flashcards

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location

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where a place is

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locale

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place shaped by the people, cultures and customs

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sense of place

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subjective/emotional attachment to a place

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insider perspective

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stronger connection with places you are familiar with

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placemaking

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deliberate shaping of an environment to facilitate social interaction

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outsider perspective

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sense of place thats more vague, so a tourist/traveller/festival goer

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near / far place

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emotional connection with a place/how comfortable you are e.g. near more comfortable

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experienced place

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place a person has spent time in

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media place

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person has only read about or seen on tv or a film

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descriptive approach

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world is a set of places and each place is distinct

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social constructivist

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place a product of a particular set of social processes

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phenomenological approach

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how an individual experiences a place

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topophilia

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bond between a person and a place

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endogenous factors

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characteristics of the place itself which have originated internally

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exogenous factors

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external factors / influences on the identity of a place

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localism

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affection for or emotional ownership of a place

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nimbyism

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reluctant to have local area affected by development

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example of nimbyism

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3rd runway at Heathrow

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regionalism

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loyalty to distinct region with a population that share similarities

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nationalism

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loyalty or devotion to a nation

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example of nationalism

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language
national anthem/flag
sporting event
culture

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global sense of place

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places are dynamic and they have multiple identies
do not have boundaries
to understand a place you must link to places beyond

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globalisation of a place effects

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made place less important
‘placelessness’ lost sense of place ‘homogenisation’
‘clone town’ high street dominated by chain stores

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example of reluctancy to globalisation

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totnes, devon - no costa petition and protest

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glocalisation

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where multinational companies adapt to the local market e.g. mcdonalds halal meat

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agents of change

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people who impact a place

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types of agents of change

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government, multinational companies, hipsters

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localisation

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promotion of local area and place

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example of localisatin

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totnes own currency and Bristol pound 2012

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gentrification

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renovating area to conform to middle class taste

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how has Belfast been rebranded/reimaged

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city suffered from troubles
association with war, bombs, balaclavas, death, conflict etc

rebranded with quarters to empathises positive history e.g. titanic and jewellery quarters
tourism increased - 6.5 million tourists

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how has Amsterdam been rebranded

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1900’s association with being liberal to soft drugs and prostitution , social economic decline, failed bid to Olympics

2004 ‘I Amsterdam’ tourists promote social media, photos etc.

red light district closure and stricter rules on coffee shops

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reimaging

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disassociating a place from bad pre existing images

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re branding

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place redeveloped and marketed to gain a new identiy

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re development

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long term process involving redevelopment to reverse urban decline

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how do corporate bodies influence on place

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tourist agencies aim to sell a place to potential visitors so may manipulate the place to market positive perceptions

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objective representation of place

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STATISTICS

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subjective representation of place

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maps, tv, social media, songs

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what are external agencies

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government, corporate bodies, community

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past and present connections shaping a place examples

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nike in vietnam
world bank in Kenya
Detroit motor city and deindustrialisation and relocation
China known for cheap productions (shaped economic back ground)
Migration and urbanisation

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external forces driving change in place

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government policies e.g. one child, Germany inviting Turkish people, UDC/CITY CHALLENGE
TNCS
Global institutions e.g. WFP WORLD BANK FTF

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what are global institutions

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WTO, WWF, WORLD BANK

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What are the flows that affect character of place

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people, capital, ideas, resources

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physical geog

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environmental features of place

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