Changing places

Question 1

What is the definition of place?

Answer 1

Coming together of peoples ideas, wealth and information. This gives places meaning to individuals.

Question 2

What is the definition of locale?

Answer 2

Setting in which something happens e..g. workplace, park.

Question 3

What is the definition of placelessness?

Answer 3

Location without meaning to an individual, can be anywhere due to its lack of uniqueness.

Question 4

What is the definition of a near place?

Answer 4

Close to us in time/distance and to which we usually feel attached to as its experienced on a regular basis.

Question 5

What is the definition of distant place?

Answer 5

Far from us in distance where we do not feel emotionally attached due to lack of experience.

Question 6

What is tobophillia and tobophobia?

Answer 6

Tobophillia = like 
Tobophobia = dislike

Question 7

What is a sense of place?

Answer 7

Is how we feel about a place, developed through experience and knowledge.

Question 8

What is a perception of place?

Answer 8

Is how we view a place we have never visited usually through media perception.

Question 9

What are endogenous factors?

Answer 9

These are factors which originate from within a place and affect its characteristics and how we feel about it.

Question 10

What are exogenous factors?

Answer 10

These are factors which come from outside a place but still help to affect its characteristics and how we feel about it.

Question 11

What are changes results of?

Answer 11

Changes are caused by ‘agents of change’ these can be things such as:

• National/ local governments
• International organisations
• TNC’s
• Communities/ individuals

Question 12

Examples of endogenous factors?

Answer 12

• Topography
• Physical geography
• Land use
• Built environments
• Infrastructure
• Demographics
• Economic

Question 13

Examples of exogenous factors?

Answer 13

• People
• Capital
• Resources
• Ideas

Question 14

How do governments implement change?

Answer 14

• Place marketing, they employ marketing companies to create a positive perception of place.
• Rebranding, more drastic as it aims to get rid of all negative perceptions. Main aim to attract new economic activities.

Question 15

How to corporate organisations implement change?

Answer 15

• Includes all business which aim to make places look better such as tourist agencies who aim to attract the most people to a destination by making it look good.
  E.g. Visit Britain.

Question 16

How do individuals/ communities implement change?

Answer 16

• These groups have insider knowledge and are usually the most motivated to support initiatives.
• Social media has becoming an increasingly important tool for this.
  E.g. #theafricathemedianevershowsyou