Changing places definitions Flashcards
Accessibility
How easy it is to travel to a place or interact with an individual
Attachment
A sense of binding to a particular location due to positive or intense experiences
Built enviroment
The buldings and infrastructure within urban areas
Capital
Productive assets, goods or financial stakes
Commuter
An individual who regularly travels a distance between their residence and their employment
Cultural Enrichment
The addition of ideas, traditions and beliefs due to arrival of new people
Culture
The way of life of a particular group of people at a particular time, generally customs and beliefs
Demographic
The characteristics of a population
Deprivation
Individuals lack basic services or objects they would expect to have in the 20th century
Diversity
Variation within a population
Endogenous factor
Factors based on local characteristics
Ethnicity
The cultural background of a group of people
Ethnic clustering
Residential areas with similar cultures, ethnicity or religions.
Exogenous factor
Factors based on characteristics originating from outside the place
Experienced Places
Locations a person has visited in their lifetime
Far Places
Places that feel distant, physically or emotionally
Genius loci
the ‘Spitrit’ of a place, based on history of culture
Gentrification
Renovation of older buildings with aim of high-income customers moving
Governance
The management of a place or group of people
Idyll
A location with ideal living conditions and good qualities
Inequality
Differences in income and well-being in society
Insiders
People who feel like they are ‘part of’ a place
Internal migration
The movement of people within a country
International migration
The movement of people from one country to another
Life expectancy
The average number of years an individual is likely to live
Lived experience
The contribution of experiences and oppertunitie’s to an individuals views and values
Locales
Locations of different daily activities, e.g. school, cinema
Media
The publishing of information and production of entertainment
Media Places
Places an individual hasn’t visited but has a reputation based from media representation
Multicultural
The existance of multi cultural traditions within a single geographical area
Near places
Places that feel close, either physically of emotionally
Outsiders
People who feel like they are not ‘part of’ a place
Perception
A person’s view of a place or issue based on feelings
Placelessness
Places that lack unique character or reputation, can be due to TNC’s moving in
Population Density
The number of people per square km
Rebranding
Creating a new look or reputation for an area
Segregation
The seperation of a group from other groups, can be forced or cu
Social clustering
Group of people with similar backgrounds frequently living together
Social exclusion
The inability of a group of people to become in the cultural activities of a place
‘the other’
People of different background or identity to an individual
Urbanisation
An increase in the proportion of a popultion living within urban areas.
