Changing places definitions Flashcards
1
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how do people form attachments to places
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- lived experiences
- perception of a place (e.g. through media)
2
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place definition
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- space + meaning
3
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location meaning
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- place on a map
- geographical
- positivist
4
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locale meaning
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- combination of social processes that occur
- social constructionist view
5
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sense of place meaning
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- distinctive or unique character of a place
6
Q
how has placelessness been spread
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- globalisation
- created clone towns
7
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insider perspective
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- fluent in local language
- born in place
- friends/family/connections in place
8
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outsider perspectives
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- not from area
- do not fit social norm
- different sexualities/genders/ethnic minorities
9
Q
how is the difference between near and far places changing
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- transport improvements (time-space compression)
- technological advancements
10
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real/constructed places
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- real we have been to visit
- constructed is something made up in our minds e.g. Hogwarts or to imitate identity/character of a place that already exists
11
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experienced places
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- people have spent time in
- genus loci or ‘spirit of a place’ only understood by experiencing
- creates emotional attachment and may change previous perceptions
12
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media places
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- places experienced through representation in the media
- e.g. TV, social media, reading
13
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endogenous factors
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- internal
- physical factors (geology, location, climate)
- human factors (land use, infrastructure, architectural style)
- two factors are independent but closely linked
14
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exogenous factors
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- external
- typically flows of people, resources, money, ideas
