Changing Places - Relationships, Connections, Meaning & Representation Flashcards
What shifting flows are places shaped by?
1) People.
2) Resources.
3) Money & Investment.
4) Ideas.
What factors can affect the economic change of a place?
1) Migration and conflict.
2) Terrorism.
3) Industrial accidents.
4) Natural disasters.
5) Climate change
What are the impact of government policies on a place?
These can attract businesses to places and stimulate a positive multiplier effect.
What are the impact of the decisions of TNCs on a place?
Job losses for employees and in the supply chain, if factories are shut down.
What are the impact of international or global institutions e.g IMF or WHO?
1) Post earthquake and hurricane reconstruction and reaction to COVID-19.
2) Varied levels of success around the world.
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 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 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 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.
