Changing Places Flashcards

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Placelessness

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Loss of uniqueness of place in the cultural landscape, so one place looks like the next

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Clone Towns

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Urban retail areas dominated by national and international chain stores

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Place

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A portion of geographic space with a distinctive identity. It has a meaning to people

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Location

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Spatial area of a place.

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Locale

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Takes into account the effect that people have on a setting. A place is shaped by people, cultures and the customs within it.

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Sense of place

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The subjective attachment people have to a place. May be completely different from one perspective to the next.

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What are the three theoretical approaches to place?

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  • Descriptivist
  • Social Constructionist
  • Phenomenological
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Descriptivist approach to place

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

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Social Constructionist approach to place

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

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Phenomenological approach to place

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Not interested in the unique characteristics of a place or why it was constructed. Interested in how individuals experience a place.

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What are the three scales we see identity at?

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  • Localism
  • Regionalism
  • Nationalism
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Localism

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An affection for a place or an emotional ownership of it.

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Regionalism

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

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Nationalism

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Loyalty and devotion to a nation which creates a sense of national consciousness. Patriotism could be considered as an example of sense of place.

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What is meant by global sense of place?

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Places are dynamic and have multiple identities. They can only be understood by linking that place to places beyond. (Doreen Massey)

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Two arguments of the effect of globalisation on a place

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  • It has led to the homogenization of place. ‘placelessness’ and ‘clone towns’. No place is unique
  • Led to increasing significance in place. It has localised places. ‘glocalisation’.
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Glocalisation

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Products or services that are distributed globally but marketed to appeal to local consumers.

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What factors influence sense of belonging? (7)

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  • Age
  • Sex/gender
  • Sexuality
  • Level of education
  • Ethnicity
  • Socioeconomic status
  • Religion
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In what ways does place influence identity?

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There can be meaning attached to a place and it can shape cultural identity through identifying with and against a place.

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Insider perspective

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The person connects with the place and feels a sense of belonging.

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Outsider perspective

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The person feels no connection to the place and could feel excluded/alienated.

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What are the two categories of place?

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Near places

Far places

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Positionality

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Factors that influence how we perceive places such as age, gender, ethnicity and religion.

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Endogenous factors (definition)

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Any factors thats originate internally. These could be human or physical

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Exogenous factors (definition)

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Factors that originate externally. Could be influences from other places.

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Examples of endogenous factors

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  • Topography
  • Location
  • Land use
  • Built environment
  • Demographics
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Near places

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Geographically or emotionally near places. Changes the way we experience the place, more likely to feel ‘in place’.

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Far places

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Geographically or emotionally distant, more likely to feel ‘out of place’. Media has allowed geographically distant places to feel more familiar.

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Experienced places

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Places we have spent time in (may be geographically distant but feel near and familiar)

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Media places

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Places you have not been to but have created a sense of place through their depiction in books, tv etc. Often doesn’t reflect reality as it often presents a place in a particular way.

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How are rural areas represented?

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  • Rural idyll

- Rural fearscape

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How are urban areas represented?

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Utopian vs Dystopian

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How might economic factors affect the character of a place?

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  • Changes in international investment levels
  • Changes in government investment
  • Second home ownership, gentrification, social housing
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How might technology affect the character of a place?

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  • Loss of high street due to online shopping
  • Mechanisation/automation affects employment rates
  • Containerisation leads to closure of some ports
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How might international organisations affect the character of a place?

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  • UN: sustainable development goals. Global rates of poverty down from 47% > 14%.
  • World Food Programmes: food aid
  • World Bank: development projects (post-earthquake reconstruction)
  • IMF: Conditions on monetary loans, which include cuts on public spending.
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How might policies affect the character of a place?

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  • Population policies: Influences demographics
  • Immigration policies: Cultural characteristics
  • Investment into the area
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Public place

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Open to most people.

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Private place

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Somewhere you need to be given access to

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Define a ‘place as home’

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A place where you feel like you can be yourself

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Topophobia

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A negative response to a place

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Topophilia

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A strong sense of place/cultural identity

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Why is the division between urban and rural areas unclear?

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No clear boundaries between rural and urban. Greenbelts are often counted as part of the city.

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Placemaking

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The deliberate shaping of an environment to facilitate social interaction and improve a communities quality of life.

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Localisation

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the adaptation of a product or service to meet the needs of a particular language, culture or a desired population’s ‘look and feel’

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What factors affect people’s sense of belonging to a place?

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  • Common language
  • National anthem
  • Flag
  • Cultural events
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What is the difference between race and ethnicity when it comes to considering belonging?

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Race is usually associated with biology and physical characteristics, whereas ethnicity is linked to cultural expression and identification.

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How does well-being and a good place to live and work link together?

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having a good place to live and work significantly improves the wellbeing of those who live there

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Third Space

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The lived space, which combines the first (physical) and second (media/represented) space to create a fully lived space

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What is the ‘wicked problem’?

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rapid de-industrialisation of school leaver standards - leaving them lacking skills required for remaining industries, leading to unemployment

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How does migration impact the character of a place?

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  • tourism
  • rural-urban migration
  • creation of a succession of homogenous places
  • creation of heterogeneous places with super diversity
  • altering the built environment for functional needs
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How does terrorism impact the character of a place?

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  • societal collective trauma
  • alters the built environment directly
    e. g. New York City, 9/11
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How do industrial accidents impact the character of a place?

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  • societal collective trauma
  • alters the built environment directly
    e. g. Chernobyl, Ukrainian USSR
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How do natural disasters impact the character of a place?

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e. g. New Orleans, USA (Hurricane Katrina)
- collective trauma
- damage to infrastructure

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How does climate change impact the character of a place?

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e. g. The Maldives

- effects of rising sea levels

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Detroit Case Study - how did the expansion of the automotive industry change conditions?

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  • fueled large growth spurt, and population reached 1.85 million
  • people moved to work at the big three auto companies (ford, general motors and chrysler)
  • city very dependant on the automobile industry
  • location ideal due to proximity to Canada
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Detroit Case Study - why did detroit decline in the 1970s?

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  • many jobs were replaced with machinery

- industry shrank during the 1970 energy crisis and 1980 recession

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Detroit Case Study - how did the decline in the automotive industry impact economic change?

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  • city is operating $300 million dollars short of sustainability
  • major house price decline: 2012 average price $7,500, 2013 average price $500 or less
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Detroit Case Study - how did the decline in the automotive industry impact social inequality?

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  • 36% of the city’s population is below the poverty line

- by 2010, the vacancy rate was 27.8%

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How has Bournville Village in Birmingham changed?

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Cadbury’s

  • built to house employees from the cadbury factory
  • good living conditions and community for them
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How has Devonport in Plymouth changed?

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New Deal Programme

  • after fast growing port town, it became ill-suited to family life
  • it has recently been regenerated, and old historical infrastructure has been changed and redeveloped
  • people are now living in better conditions than before, and people are much happier, enjoying a better quality of life
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How has Medellin in Colombia changed?

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Medellin Regeneration Programme and Encicla Initiative

  • used to be labelled ‘the most dangerous city in the world’ due to gangs and violence
  • has been regenerated and rebranded to be more accessible and less divided
  • programmes have been introduced to improve the lives of the disadvantaged
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How do the IMF impact on place?

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They provide loans for financial crisis

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How do the World Bank impact on place?

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They provide developmental loans to reduce poverty

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Gentrification

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new middle class migrants renovate older housing stock eventually driving the prices beyond reach of the original community

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Shoreditch ‘Cereal Killer Cafe’ - how has gentrification caused conflict?

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  • the prices being charged are sparking a controversy where locals claim its ‘not good for the community’ as many locals cannot afford to pay the prices
  • hundreds of protestors attacked the cereal restaurant over prices and the effects on the community
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What are the positives of gentrification?

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  • improved public services and diverse local shops
  • more cultural and income mix
  • reduced crime
  • improved accessibility and transport cost savings
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What are the negatives of gentrification?

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  • reduced local identity and social cohesion
  • property prices rise lead to sustainability issues
  • reduced sense of place
  • can create conflict between old and new residents
68
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Decanting

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temporarily moving people to another place

69
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What do maps show about the rural-urban continuum?

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  • more rural than urban
  • no sharp difference between the areas
  • gradual change over time
  • variety of types of rural area
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What issues are remote rural areas facing?

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  • closure of rural services, decline in employment opportunities
  • Second home ownership making it difficult for people to live there
  • radically/politically motivated disputes
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What are the main factors explaining rural change?

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  • population movements - counter urbanisation
  • TNCs and governments relocating industries to the outskirts of cities
  • changes to agriculture
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Counter-urbanisation

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the movement away from large urban settlements to smaller urban settlements and rural settlements

73
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Footloose industry

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An industry that can be placed or located in any location without it impacting their effectiveness

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What are the negative impacts of counter-urbanisation?

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  • decline in local services

- house prices rise

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What are the three ways of classifying rural areas?

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1) ONS: population under 10,000
2) distance from an urban area
3) Terry Marsden: based on meaning and function

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Isolated settlement

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Extreme weather conditions/lack of natural resources/pioneer settlements (1-2 homes)

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Dispersed settlement

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Spread over a wide area/no nucleation/hamlets (few houses)

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Loose-knit settlement

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Similar to nucleated settlements, not that clustered - spaces/farm land between them with little pattern

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Linear settlement

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Settlements constructed along a line, often due to the geographical landscape

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Nucleated settlement

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Settlements where buildings are clustered around a particular point, often for socioeconomic purpose

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Planned settlement

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Formally planned by governments. tend to be nearer to larger cities to house workforce/fellow patterns

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Oxford - why might oxford be considered a unique place?

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  • best known for the university and architecture

- recently become well known for successful covid-19 vaccine

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Oxford - how has relief influenced the development of oxford?

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The relief of the land and location of the river has meant that much of oxford is built on the flood plain.

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Oxford - how has drainage influenced the development of oxford?

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Most of the city is built on the floodplain and much of the rainwater gets pushed through into the river from the drainage system

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Oxford - how has oxford changed between 1890 and 2016?

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Oxford has grown and welcomed many new families and immigrants to the area. This has caused it to grow significantly, and now 27% of oxford is in the green belt.

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Oxford - how have specific areas changed within oxford?

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Since 1890, oxford has expanded beyond the expanding towns of Cowley, Headington and Botley. these areas are now part of the city, forming transport links for people who are working in central oxford.

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Oxford - what are the reasons for the area changing?

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  • increased tourism
  • founding and running of the university has welcomed students from across the world
  • immigrants and families now move to the area to work
  • Industry changing
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Oxford - what are the issues oxford is facing?

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  • rising housing costs
  • many businesses are struggling to employ people and continue running
  • the threat of more building on the green belt
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Globalisation

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The increasing interconnectivity between places

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What are examples of social globalisation?

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  • social media
  • cultural food
  • religion
  • migration
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What are examples of political globalisation?

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  • global governance

- growth of political ideas

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What are examples of economic globalisation?

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  • trade links
  • TNCs
  • investment
  • money exchanges
93
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Four factors that have caused globalisation.

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1) technology
2) improvements to transport
3) containerisation
4) trade blocs

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Oxford - in what ways has oxford become globalised?

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  • westgate and shopping
  • tourism
  • international students and the university
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Asset strength

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An asset based approach promotes capacity and connectedness by valuing the skills, knowledge, connections and potential in an individuals group or community

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Buzz strength

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Media mentions, letting many more people know about a city

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Place branding

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A means of selling a place using branding techniques and marketing strategies. Often focuses on creating uniqueness, making a place into a destination

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London Docklands - why was the area regenerated?

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  • docks were closed in 1981 as they were too small for container ships
  • unemployment was high
  • flats in tower hamlets, newham and southwark were in poor condition
  • derelict and contaminated land due to damage from the war
  • inadequate transport network
  • lack of recreation
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London Docklands - who was involved in the urban regeneration?

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  • the local authority
  • private investors
  • other bodies
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London Docklands - what did the regeneration involve?

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  • increasing employment
  • improving and increasing housing
  • improving transport links
  • improving the environment and leisure
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London Docklands - how this has impacted on areas place meaning?

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  • improved the quality of the area
  • attracts more people to move and work there
  • creates a multiplier effect of economic growth
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Reimaging

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The cultural reinvention of a place to change negative perceptions of an area. May involve creating new visual images of places. Strategic aim is a makeover.

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Liverpool - why is re imaging necessary?

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  • unemployment had doubled between 1971 and 1981
  • between 1971 and 2001 its population fell by 27.9%
  • by 1991, 40% lived in poverty and 15% in intense poverty
  • derelict and vacant buildings characterise much of the inner city
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Liverpool - what did the reimaging involve?

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  • retail and office development
  • £15 million cruise liner terminal
  • £150 million Echo Arena
  • Kings waterfront
  • museum of liverpool
  • major refurbishment of kensington, anfield and breckfield
  • expansion of the airport
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Liverpool - what re imaging agencies were involved in the re imaging process?

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  • liverpool city council
  • the north west development agency
  • european regional development fund
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Liverpool - how did re-imaging consider exogenous and endogenous factors?

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Endogenous - retail and office development, museums, residential refurbishment
Exogenous- transport links, airport expansion

107
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What is the frictional effect of distance?

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As distance increases, the impact a place has on us decreases

108
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What are examples of physical regeneration based on endogenous factors?

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  • Lake District National Park

- UNESCO

109
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Place marketing

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How areas are sold like products to consumers

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Rebranding

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Giving a place a new identity that is appealing to people and investors. It is achieved through reimaging, place marketing and regeneration schemes. Many places create logos and slogans that are designed to be instantly recognisable and create positive associations with the place they’re representing.

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Amsterdam - why was rebranding necessary?

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They wanted to maintain the cities top spot for tourism and business so they rebranded the city using a marketing campaign to attract more people and business to the city

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Amsterdam - what was done to rebrand?

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  • motto ‘I Amsterdam’ was developed

- this then helped develop a logo to identify with the core values of the city

113
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Amsterdam - who was involved in the re branding?

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it was developed by Amsterdam Partners Organisation - including the council and businesses

114
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How do governments influence people’s sense of place, create new meanings and behaviour?

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  • attract people

- attract investment

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How do corporate bodies influence people’s sense of place, create new meanings and behaviour?

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  • generate profit

- they have been set up for specific purpose

116
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How do community and local groups influence peoples sense of place, create new meanings and behaviour?

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  • try to change the perception of their place
  • improve the local economy
  • improve the lives of local people
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Smart place

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Fast broadband allows for places to develop and designed city services, and encourage quaternary industry. Reference to exogenous factors.

118
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Eco-city

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Technology is used to alter the sense of place by maximising energy efficiency or enhancing recycling. Much of this follows the Paris Agreement (2015).

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Newport Parody Video - how does this represent newport?

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  • insider perspective
  • not good for tourism
  • tells us about sense of place and change over time
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Newport Parody Video - how does this influence people’s perception of Newport as a place?

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  • subjective; biased view of the place

- snapshot of the past

121
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Formal representation

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Produced by political, social and cultural agencies and TNCs, generally more accurate

122
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Informal representation

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Small groups working outside formal sector institutions to show a insider perspective of a place

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Oxford - how do films and TV represent oxford?

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  • posh elitist place
  • very university focused
  • exclusive
  • town vs gown idea
  • university patronises those who aren’t a part of it
    e. g. Lewis, The Riot Club
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What are the strengths of film and TV representation?

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  • emotive

- sense of place

125
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What are the weaknesses of film and TV representation?

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  • very subjective
  • dramatic and exaggerated
  • dependant on the story
126
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What are the strengths of music representation?

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  • insider perspective
  • sense of place
  • change over time
127
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What are the weaknesses of music representation?

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  • subjective biased view

- snapshot of the past

128
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Oxford - how does art represent oxford?

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  • university focused
  • dreaming spires
    e. g. high street oxford 1810, radcliffe cameron 2018
129
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What are the strengths of art representation?

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  • emotive advertising
  • distinctive features
  • sense of place
  • insider perspective
  • graffiti - gives voice to those not usually heard
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What are the weaknesses of art representation?

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  • not realistic
  • snapshot of time
  • limited perspective
  • subjective
  • romanticised
  • difficult to interpret
131
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Oxford - how does photography represent oxford?

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  • university focus
  • historical focus
    e. g. Radcliffe Cameron
132
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What are the strengths of photography representation?

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  • realistic and easier to interpret

- shows change over time

133
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What are the weaknesses of photography representation?

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  • snapshot in time

- biased - choose what to include in shot

134
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Oxford - how does poetry represent oxford?

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  • city with rich history
  • known most for university
  • major tourist attraction
  • rural and urban areas
  • separate from reality
  • focus on students and green spaces
  • insiders and outsiders
    e. g. Oxford - CS Lewis
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What are the strengths of poetry representation?

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  • shows change over time
  • emotive
  • sense of place
  • insider perspective
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What are the weaknesses of poetry representation?

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  • difficult to interpret
  • subjective
  • emotive
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Oxford - how does literature represent oxford?

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  • university focused
  • focus on students and tradition
  • historical focus
  • elitist
    e. g. brideshead revisited
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What are the strengths of literature representation?

A
  • insider perspective
  • emotive
  • shows change over time
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What are the weaknesses of literature representation?

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  • subjective
  • difficult to interpret
  • biased
  • exaggerated opinion
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How is oxford represented in the media?

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  • university focus
  • focus on privilege and class difference
  • crime focus
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What are the strengths of media representation?

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  • realistic
  • easier to interpret
  • emotive advertising
  • distinctive features
  • sense of place
  • insider perspective
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What are the weaknesses of media representation?

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  • can be unrealistic
  • snapshot in time
  • limited perspective
  • subjective
  • difficult to interpret
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How do flows of people affect demographic?

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  • gentrification > young people pushed out

- Rural/urban migration > working age increase

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How do flows of money/investment affect demographic?

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  • TNC growth > increases population. More diversity

- Deindustrialisation (Detroit Case Study)

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How do flows of ideas/resources affect demographic?

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  • World Food Programme: Population growth. Lowers infant mortality rate
  • Government policies: Population/immigration control
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How do flows of people influence cultural change?

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Migration: Increases cultural diversity. Mostly young people.

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How do flows of money/investment influence cultural change?

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TNCs: Homogenisation/glocalisation (high streets)

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How do flows of ideas/resources influence cultural change?

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Immigration Policies: change cultural characteristics

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How do flows of people influence economic change?

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  • Migration: Lower wages, more unemployment

- Gentrification /second home ownership increase house prices

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How do flows of money/investment influence economic change?

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TNCs: homogenisation/glocalisation

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How do flows of ideas/resources influence economic change?

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  • World Bank: development loans

- IMF: loans for financial crisis. Conditions on these mean cuts to public spending.

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How do flows of people affect social inequality?

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  • Immigration can cause racism & discrimination
  • Rural/urban migration: slums
  • Counter-urbanisation: concentration of poverty
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What are the positive impacts of the IMF on places?

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Prevent economic crisis

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What are the negative impacts of the IMF on places?

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The conditions attached means cuts to public spending which leads to privatisation and a rise in infant mortality.