Changing Places - Meaning & Representation Flashcards
What does the meaning of a place relate to?
Meaning relates to individual or collective perceptions of a place.
What does the representation of a place relate to?
Representation is how a place is portrayed or ‘seen’ in society.
What are agents of change?
These are the people who impact on a place whether through living, working or trying to improve that place. Examples would include residents, community groups, corporate entities, central and local government and the media.
What is meaning?
Meaning relates to individual or collective perceptions of a place.
What is perception of a place?
This is the way in which place is viewed or regarded by people. This can be influenced by media representation or personal experience.
What is representation?
Representation is how place is portrayed or ‘seen’ in society.
What is a ‘sense of place’?
Sense of place is the meaning attributed to a place through our interaction with it. Developed by ‘real life’ experiences.
What is perception of place?
Perception of place is the meaning attributed to a place that is developed through what we have heard, seen or read about it.
What things can influence someone’s perception of a place?
1) Advertisements or tourist agency material.
2) Local exhibitions of art, film or photography.
3) Poetry.
4) Song
What is place marketing?
Marketing or public relations (PR) companies must be employed by national and local government to improve or create positive perceptions of a place. This could include: advertising campaigns, logo or a website/newsletter.
What is re-imaging?
Re-imaging dissociates a place from bad pre-exisiting images in relation to poor housing, social deprivation or high levels of crime. It can then attract new investment, retailing, tourists and residents.
What is rebranding?
Rebranding is the way or ways in which a place is redeveloped and marketed so that it gains a new identity. It can then attract new investment, retailing, tourists and residents. It may involve both re-imaging and regeneration.
What is regeneration?
Regeneration is a long-term process involving redevelopment and the use of social, economic and environmental action to reverse uban decline and create sustainable communities.
What is a corporate body?
A corporate body is an organisation or group of persons that is identified by a particular name. Examples include insitutions, businesses, non-profit enterprises and government agencies.
What are some examples of agents of change?
1) National and local government.
2) Corporate bodies
3) Tourist organisations
4) Community groups
