Changing places Flashcards
what is a place
a part of space which has meaning to a person
what are the 3 aspects of place
- location
- locale
- sense of place
what is the location of a place
where the place is, such as map coordinates
what is the locale of a place
the people, culture and customs that shape a place
what is the sense of place referring to
the subjective or emotional aspects or opinions of a place
what are the three theoretical approaches to place
- a descriptive approach
- a social constructionist approach
- a phenomenological approach
what does a descriptive approach to place consist of
the world is a set of places, each of which can be studied and is distinct
what does a social constructionist approach to place consist of
the place is a product of particular social processes at a time
what does a phenomenological approach to place consist of
interested in the way in which an individual experiences a place
what are the 8 factors affecting the character of a place
- physical geography
- demographics
- location / rural urban continuum
- the built environment / land use
- political factors
- mobility of the population
- cultural factors
- socioeconomic
what is an endogenous factor
characteristics of the place itself or the factors which originated internally
what is an exogenous factor
the relationship of one place with other places and external factors
