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What is the definition of a place?

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A place is more than it’s physical location, a place is a space given meanings by people.

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What is the definition of a location?

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Where a place on a map, it’s latitude and longitude.

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What’s the definition of Locale?

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The place where something happens or is set, or a place that has particular events associated with it.

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What is the definition of ‘sense of place’?

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The sun give and emotional attachment to a place, it’s meaning. People develop a sons of place through experience and knowledge of particular area.

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There are three theoretical approaches to place:

Describe the descriptive approach.

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The idea that the world is a set of places and each place can be studied and is distinct.

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There are three theoretical approaches to place:

What is the social constructionist approach?

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Sees a place as a product of particular set of social processes occurring at a particular time.

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There are three theoretical approaches to place:

What is the phenomenological approach?

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Is not interested in the unique characteristics of a place or why it was constructed. Instead it is interested in how an individual person experiences place.

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How can the importance of place be explored?

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  1. Identity
  2. Belonging
  3. Well-being
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What is the definition of localism?

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An affection for emotional ownership of a particular place

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What is the definition of Regionalism

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Consciousness of, and loyalty to, a distinct region with a population that shares similarities.

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What is the definition of nationalism?

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Loyalty and devotion to a nation, which creates a sense of national consciousness

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Where is Brick lane?

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Brick Lane is a street in east London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It runs from Swanfield Street in the northern part of Bethnal Green, crosses Bethnal Green Road in Shoreditch, passes through Spitalfields and is linked to Whitechapel High Street

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What type of houses are there on Brick Lane?

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The area containing Brick Lane, London consists predominantly of flats, which is common in inner cities, student neighbourhoods and poorer suburban settings

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Is the type of housing on Brick Lane normal for its area?

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The area containing Brick Lane, London contains a higher than average level of rented housing

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How many houses are owned outright in Brick lane?

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Only 17 compared to the 125 rented

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What is the median age in London and in Brick Lane?

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The median age in London is 39, on Brick lane its 25

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What is the most common religion in Brick Lane?

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Muslim

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What is Brick Lane locale?

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Renamed brick lane in 15th century due to brick and tile manufactures at the time.
By the 17th century brick lane was known for its Breweries.
Today it is said to be the best place to go for a curry in London.
It is also very popular for art.

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What is the population on brick lane?

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12,578, slightly male dominant

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What is the main ethnicity in Brick Lane?

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41% bangladeshi, 41% muslim, diverse ethnic mix

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How deprived is brick lane?

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Tower Hamelets is one of the most deprived areas in the country

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Why is Brick Lane so deprived?

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gentrification and poorer people moved to the outskirts for lower housing costs.

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Art on Brick Lane. What is the most common form of art?

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Graffiti

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Describe demographic change on brick lane over time?

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In the 17th century there was an influx of French Huguenots which made brick lane famous for weaving and tailoring. Brick lane became a haven for immigrants escaping persecution.
In the 19th and 20th century brick lane was known for Irish and Jewish population.
More recently brick lane is a popular place for immigrants from Bangladesh.

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What is Topography?

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the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.

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What is the Triparte model of attachment?

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Place attachment
= Person
= Place
= Process

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Describe process attachment

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how does attachment exist, collective effects of effective cognitive and behavioural aspects

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What is Endogenous factors

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internal factors that help shape the character of a place, physical as well as human features

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Give three examples of endogenous factors

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Land use, demographic, nature/landscape

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What is exogenous factors

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external factors that shape the character of a place, generally the relations that a place has with other places that affects its characteristics

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Give Examples of exogenous factors

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movement of:

people, resources, money, investment, ideas

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What is place identity?

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how people experience a place and the meaning they give to it.
Identity can be evident at a local, regional and national scale, people can hold multiple and conflicting views of a place

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Name 4 forces of change

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Rebranding
Reinventing
Redevelopment
Place naming

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What does provenance mean

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The original source

35
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Shifting flows of investment: how can these change the demography or socio-economic characteristics of a place?

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Money and investment can create employment opportunities which attract…..younger/older people to move into the area.
Investment e.g. in Olympics in Stratford – reduced unemployment by 1% in Newham

Investment in one area can cause outward-migration from another area.
This can cause socio-economic decline as it is the more skilled, affluent residents who can choose to move

Investment in a place can cause gentrification e.g. Brick Lane – so less affluent, residents are priced out. House prices rise and first time buyers cannot afford housing in the area.

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What is the population of Harrogate?

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75,070 residents

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describe 16th century in harrogate?

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Late 16th century William Slingsby discovers Tewit Well

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Describe 17th century harrogate?

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Up until the early 17th century Harrogate was two separate villages, High Harrogate and Low Harrogate

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Describe 18th century harrogate?

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The Georgian Theatre in Harrogate was built by Samuel Butler.

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Descibe the influx of wealth in harrogate

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harrogate used to be an indutsrial hub, also the spa and theatre meant many wealthy people migrated to harrogate to work and set up businesses.

41
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Describe recent economic activity in Harrogate

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Harrogate has, more recently, developed conference functions and more tourist events. Very recently, it hosted the Tour de France and subsequently the successful Tour de Yorkshire cycling events. Its economic success has therefore been based on service, tertiary activities rather than manufacturing.

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Describe current culture on brick lane

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It has developed a vibrant art and fashion scene - the Old Truman Brewery has transformed its vacant and derelict buildings into office, retail, leisure and event spaces

43
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What percentage of Harrogate is white

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92%

44
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describe harrogate age population

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There was a higher proportion of 60+ age groups than the national average in 2011.

45
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deprivation in harrogate

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IMD data (2015). Relative to the national average, Harrogate district is a prosperous area ranking 283 out of England’s 326 local authorities (where 1 = most deprived and 326 = least deprived).

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What is the average house price in harrogate?

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362,000

47
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what is harrogates life expectancy?

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89 years old highest in country

48
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crime rate in harrogate

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40% crimes are anti social behaviour

49
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Name a corporate body that influenced a place

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“Visit Britain”

“Pembrokeshire coast”

50
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What is the case study for rebranding

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Amsterdam - I am Amsterdam

51
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Whys is the case study for reimaging

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Liverpool - deindustrialise city, riots in 1991, re image heritage culture

52
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What is the case study for place marketing

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Weston super mare - Weston winter winderland

, Christmas

53
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Name case study for continuity and change

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Devenport - used to be a naval dockyard town, naval jobs declined causing economic problems, new deals for community scheme to improve local area

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Name a case study for continuity and change

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Medellin Columbia - 2nd largest city in Mexico where Escobar used to live. Lots of violence crime. Most dangerous place in the world.

Model for urban regeneration - gondola systems for buses falling poverty rates

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What is the definition for place making?

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Deliberate shaping of the facilitate social interactions and improve a communities quality of life

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What is the descriptive approach to place

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Each place can be studied and is distinct

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What is the social constructionist approach

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Product of a set of social processes

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What is the penmomological approach

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Relationship between place and person, places are individual experiences

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