Changing Places Flashcards
location
where a place is
locale
place shaped by the people, cultures and customs
sense of place
subjective/emotional attachment to a place
insider perspective
stronger connection with places you are familiar with
placemaking
deliberate shaping of an environment to facilitate social interaction
outsider perspective
sense of place thats more vague, so a tourist/traveller/festival goer
near / far place
emotional connection with a place/how comfortable you are e.g. near more comfortable
experienced place
place a person has spent time in
media place
person has only read about or seen on tv or a film
descriptive approach
world is a set of places and each place is distinct
social constructivist
place a product of a particular set of social processes
phenomenological approach
how an individual experiences a place
topophilia
bond between a person and a place
endogenous factors
characteristics of the place itself which have originated internally
exogenous factors
external factors / influences on the identity of a place
localism
affection for or emotional ownership of a place
nimbyism
reluctant to have local area affected by development
example of nimbyism
3rd runway at Heathrow
regionalism
loyalty to distinct region with a population that share similarities
nationalism
loyalty or devotion to a nation
example of nationalism
language
national anthem/flag
sporting event
culture
global sense of place
places are dynamic and they have multiple identies
do not have boundaries
to understand a place you must link to places beyond
globalisation of a place effects
made place less important
‘placelessness’ lost sense of place ‘homogenisation’
‘clone town’ high street dominated by chain stores
example of reluctancy to globalisation
totnes, devon - no costa petition and protest
glocalisation
where multinational companies adapt to the local market e.g. mcdonalds halal meat
agents of change
people who impact a place
types of agents of change
government, multinational companies, hipsters
localisation
promotion of local area and place
example of localisatin
totnes own currency and Bristol pound 2012
gentrification
renovating area to conform to middle class taste
how has Belfast been rebranded/reimaged
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
how has Amsterdam been rebranded
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
reimaging
disassociating a place from bad pre existing images
re branding
place redeveloped and marketed to gain a new identiy
re development
long term process involving redevelopment to reverse urban decline
how do corporate bodies influence on place
tourist agencies aim to sell a place to potential visitors so may manipulate the place to market positive perceptions
objective representation of place
STATISTICS
subjective representation of place
maps, tv, social media, songs
what are external agencies
government, corporate bodies, community
past and present connections shaping a place examples
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
external forces driving change in place
government policies e.g. one child, Germany inviting Turkish people, UDC/CITY CHALLENGE
TNCS
Global institutions e.g. WFP WORLD BANK FTF
what are global institutions
WTO, WWF, WORLD BANK
What are the flows that affect character of place
people, capital, ideas, resources
physical geog
environmental features of place
