Changing places key terms Flashcards
Define globalisation
Globalisation is the growing independence of countries worldwide through the increasing volume of cross border transactions due to the diffusion of technology
Define thirdspace
combines first and second space to create a “fully lived space real and imagined”
What is a media space + two examples
The places that we have experienced different from the places that we know only through the media
e.g. harry potter studios, london
bridget jones tour, london
What is an endogenous factor? + 2 examples
characteristics which have originated internally e.g. location, topography
Define second space
The “imagined” environment and how a place is perceived
Define first space
the physical built environment
Define homogenisation
the process by which different places increasingly resemble those found in other areas of the
Define topophobia
fear of a place e.g. haunted houses
define topophilia
love of a place e.g. stadium of favourite football team
What is an exogenous factor + 2 examples
characteristics which are external- relationships with other places that shape a places character e.g. trade links
Define a clone town
somewhere that has no uniqueness or individuality to it
What does germeinshaft mean?
rural
define a place
a space with meaning
What does geseilschaft mean?
urban
define liminal
in between, not one or the other
define a sense of place
the subjective, emotional attachment to a place + its meaning
Define a “space”
an area with no meaning
Define “the frictional effect”
a theory that the further away a place is the less likely you are to interact with it
Define an experienced place
a place you have actually visited- you may see it differently once visited
Define placelessness
the idea that a landscape may be “anywhere” as it lacks uniqueness
define locale
a series of settings that make up a place
define place attachment
depth of feeling towards a place
