Changing places Flashcards
What is location?
Where a place is on a map
What is locale?
each place is made up of a series of locales or settings where everyday life activities take place. These settings affect social interactions.
What is sense of place?
The subjective and emotional attachment to place.
what is an experienced place?
a place that a person has spent time in
What is a media place?
A place that the person has only seen on film or read about.
What is the descriptive approach?
The world is seen as a set of distinct places and each place can be studied separately.
What is the social constructionist approach?
This sees places as dynamic. It sees places as a product of social processes at a certain time.
What is the phenomenological approach?
This focuses on how individuals experience place. It is through human perception and experience.
What is local identity?
people will have an affection or feel ownership of their local area. This may be demonstrated by nimbyism, where people oppose to local development.
What is regional identity?
People will be loyal to the region in which they share similarities with.
What is nationalism?
Patriotism is an example of how people are loyal and devoted to a nation.
What is glocalisation?
This is when a company adapts its menu, building or style to fit in with the local culture e.g. Mcdonalds in Hindu countries do not serve meat.
What is localisation?
This is when places try to keep people and money in an area. e.g. in Totnes they have introduced a local currency, so less money leaks out of the area and is lost in the global finance system.
What is the meaning of place?
the individual or collective perception of a place. A personal experience or opinion due to their time there.
What is the representation of place?
How a place is portrayed or seen in society, often influenced by others.
What are agents of change?
These are people who impact a places development, these include residents, community groups, corporate entities, governments and the media.
What is re-imagining?
This is changing the uses of places, trying to give a place a new image e.g. new street station.
What is a placeless place?
A place that lacks a sense of identity, e.g. an airport
What are endogenous factors?
The characteristics of place itself which have originated internally. This includes location, topography, land use, social and economic characteristics etc
What are exogenous factors?
This refers to the relationship of one place with another and the external factors that affect this. for example the movement of people, resources, money and investment.
What is qualitative data?
information that is non numerical and used in an open ended way. It comes from interviews, focus groups, photos etc.
What is quantitative data?
Data that can be quantified and verified and is amenable to statistical manipulation.
Describe Brindley place before its redevelopment?
It was once a site of factories and transportation of raw materials, but the 1970s manufacturing decline meant the buildings lay derelict and the area had a bad reputation.
How many restaurants, bars and shops opened? (BP)
19
How many jobs were created? (BP)
6,000 jobs were a result of 1,1000,00 sq ft of office space
Name one artistic interpretation of Brindley place
Robert Barlows “sunlight on Brindely place” painting, depicts the are with bright colours showing a positive scene.
What is the name of the website which helps place market Brindley place. How does it brand it?
www.visitbirmingham.co.uk, which brands Brindley place as “one of the top visitor destinations in Birmingham”
How many visitors does Brindley place receive each year
4 million
What film is set in Detroit?
The 2002 film “8 mile” was set and filmed in Detroit with the title being derived from the highway that separates the black and white areas. The film shows the struggles growing up in Detroit
What percentage of the population of Detroit are below the poverty line?
48.1% indicating a poor quality of life.
Average house price in Detroit
$38,100, this indicates the area is not very desirable.
What are the crime statistics for Detroit
1 in 57 chance of being a victim of a crime
How high was unemployment by 2010 in Detroit
24%
