Changing Places PMT Flashcards
Location
Is the physical point of where a place is. A place is a location which has different meanings to various people.
Place
is a location which has different meanings to various people.
Locales
are locations in a place that are associated with everyday activities . E.g. school, sports ground or theatre.
A locale structures social interactions and people are likely to show behavioural traits
specific in a locale.
What is sense of place subject to?
Sense of place is the subjective emotional attachment to a place which gives it meaning.
A sense of place to you might be, ‘I have a strong attachment to my house, it is where I grew up’. The feeling towards your house, street or neighbourhood, is the sense of place.
Placelessness
suggests that a place is is not unique.
eg, most UK high streets have a Costa Coffee, Greggs, Ladbrokes and a Tesco.
Clone town
are dominated by chain shops no longer making the area unique
What did Yi-Fu Tuan suggest ?
That attachment to a place grows stronger over time.
As you have more experiences in a place, you are more likely to be attached with that place.
Topophilia
concerns the love of a place and having a strong attachment to it.
Topophobia
is the dislike of a place . It may be possible to experience topophobia and still have a strong
attachment with a place, but the attachment will be negative.
What are the 4 types of place?
Near Places
Far places
Experienced Places
Media places
What is Near places?
Those which are close to us. Near places are subjective.
The Australian outback may consider a place that is 100km away to be near,
In the UK a place that is 100km away may take several hours to travel to and may be considered as a far place.
What is Far place?
Those that are distant.
What is experienced places?
Places that we have actually visited.
Some people would argue that you have to visit a place to create an emotional attachment to it. Others would suggest that a desire to visit a place or dislike towards it because of what you have seen through the media, is enough to create an emotional attachment.
What is media places?
Places we have not visited, but may have learned about through media
representations.
Most geographers would argue you have a more intense experience by visiting a place, which leads to a stronger attachment to it, due to the stimulation of all your senses. Media sources can change our sense of place subconsciously.
What is Genius Loci?
Genius loci is the spirit of a place.
It suggests that every place has a unique spirit or atmosphere, based on everything for the location is made up of, now and in the past
What is Character place?
Place character relates to the specific qualities, attributes or features of a location that make it unique.
What affects Character place?
endogenous and exogenous factors:
Endogenous Factors:
Those which originate from within the place and are local:
What are the Endogenous Factors?
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-Land use
-Topography
-Physical Geography
-Infrasture
-Demographic characteristics- eg. Age, gender, ethnicity o f population
-Built Environment
Economic Characteristics
Exogenous Factors:
Those which originate from outside a place and provide linkages and relationships with and to other places.
Exogenous factors are commonly referred to as flows of what?
- People
- Money and investment
- Resources
- Ideas
Exogenous factors and flow of people:
People
- Impact of tourists, workers, migrants, refugees, visitors and changing quantities of
people on an area over time
○ Germany has around 1.4 million asylum seekers , who integrate into their society,
though also creating political and social disputes. Inevitably this will impact the
character of Germany
Exogenous factors and flow of Money and Investment:
Money and Investment -
Trade deals, tax, major events (e.g. sports competition), new
businesses or movement of business from an area
○ Investment into the London borough of Stratford before, during and after it hosted
the Olympics has had a long-lasting impact on its place character. Smaller sporting
events may have a short-term impact
Exogenous factors and flow of resources:
Availability of raw materials, products, food, water and energy
○ Due to good transportation networks, the UK is food secure. If the crops fail one
year more food can be imported from other countries to make up for the deficit. In
less developed countries this is unlikely to be possible.
Exogenous factors and flow of ideas:
- Entrepreneurs may move to an area bringing new businesses with them. Ideas
could be information about an area from another country. Designers drive creative
processes within an area.
○ Detroit has been impacted by the ideas of urban planners which have helped
develop the city, leading to positive reviews by Lonely Planet. This has driven the
tourist industry of Detroit, impacting on its character