Changing Places Flashcards
What is the definition of a place?
A place is more than it’s physical location, a place is a space given meanings by people.
What is the definition of a location?
Where a place on a map, it’s latitude and longitude.
What’s the definition of Locale?
The place where something happens or is set, or a place that has particular events associated with it.
What is the definition of ‘sense of place’?
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.
There are three theoretical approaches to place:
Describe the descriptive approach.
The idea that the world is a set of places and each place can be studied and is distinct.
There are three theoretical approaches to place:
What is the social constructionist approach?
Sees a place as a product of particular set of social processes occurring at a particular time.
There are three theoretical approaches to place:
What is the phenomenological approach?
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.
How can the importance of place be explored?
- Identity
- Belonging
- Well-being
What is the definition of localism?
An affection for emotional ownership of a particular place
What is the definition of Regionalism
Consciousness of, and loyalty to, a distinct region with a population that shares similarities.
What is the definition of nationalism?
Loyalty and devotion to a nation, which creates a sense of national consciousness
Where is Brick lane?
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
What type of houses are there on Brick Lane?
The area containing Brick Lane, London consists predominantly of flats, which is common in inner cities, student neighbourhoods and poorer suburban settings
Is the type of housing on Brick Lane normal for its area?
The area containing Brick Lane, London contains a higher than average level of rented housing
How many houses are owned outright in Brick lane?
Only 17 compared to the 125 rented
What is the median age in London and in Brick Lane?
The median age in London is 39, on Brick lane its 25
What is the most common religion in Brick Lane?
Muslim
What is Brick Lane locale?
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.
What is the population on brick lane?
12,578, slightly male dominant
What is the main ethnicity in Brick Lane?
41% bangladeshi, 41% muslim, diverse ethnic mix
How deprived is brick lane?
Tower Hamelets is one of the most deprived areas in the country
Why is Brick Lane so deprived?
gentrification and poorer people moved to the outskirts for lower housing costs.
Art on Brick Lane. What is the most common form of art?
Graffiti
Describe demographic change on brick lane over time?
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.
What is Topography?
the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
What is the Triparte model of attachment?
Place attachment
= Person
= Place
= Process
Describe process attachment
how does attachment exist, collective effects of effective cognitive and behavioural aspects
What is Endogenous factors
internal factors that help shape the character of a place, physical as well as human features
Give three examples of endogenous factors
Land use, demographic, nature/landscape
What is exogenous factors
external factors that shape the character of a place, generally the relations that a place has with other places that affects its characteristics
Give Examples of exogenous factors
movement of:
people, resources, money, investment, ideas
What is place identity?
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
Name 4 forces of change
Rebranding
Reinventing
Redevelopment
Place naming
What does provenance mean
The original source
Shifting flows of investment: how can these change the demography or socio-economic characteristics of a place?
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.
What is the population of Harrogate?
75,070 residents
describe 16th century in harrogate?
Late 16th century William Slingsby discovers Tewit Well
Describe 17th century harrogate?
Up until the early 17th century Harrogate was two separate villages, High Harrogate and Low Harrogate
Describe 18th century harrogate?
The Georgian Theatre in Harrogate was built by Samuel Butler.
Descibe the influx of wealth in harrogate
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.
Describe recent economic activity in Harrogate
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.
Describe current culture on brick lane
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
What percentage of Harrogate is white
92%
describe harrogate age population
There was a higher proportion of 60+ age groups than the national average in 2011.
deprivation in harrogate
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).
What is the average house price in harrogate?
362,000
what is harrogates life expectancy?
89 years old highest in country
crime rate in harrogate
40% crimes are anti social behaviour
Name a corporate body that influenced a place
“Visit Britain”
“Pembrokeshire coast”
What is the case study for rebranding
Amsterdam - I am Amsterdam
Whys is the case study for reimaging
Liverpool - deindustrialise city, riots in 1991, re image heritage culture
What is the case study for place marketing
Weston super mare - Weston winter winderland
, Christmas
Name case study for continuity and change
Devenport - used to be a naval dockyard town, naval jobs declined causing economic problems, new deals for community scheme to improve local area
Name a case study for continuity and change
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
What is the definition for place making?
Deliberate shaping of the facilitate social interactions and improve a communities quality of life
What is the descriptive approach to place
Each place can be studied and is distinct
What is the social constructionist approach
Product of a set of social processes
What is the penmomological approach
Relationship between place and person, places are individual experiences
