Changing Places revision questions Flashcards
What is meant by “place”?
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Place is an areas location & meaning
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What gives a place meaning?
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Culture, social aspects as well as personal experiences can give a place meaning
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What is locale?
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Locale refers to the affect people have on an area, how it is shaped by their customs and culture
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What is the difference between location and locale?
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Locale takes into consideration the affect people have on an area
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What does “sense of place” mean?
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Sense of place is the subjective emotional attachment people have to a place
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Think of a place, what is it’s Locale? What is it’s sense of place?
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Example: Glastonbury
Location: Somerset, 23 miles south of bristol
Locale: Home to multiple visitor attractons e.g. the abbey & Tor, Links to legends of King Arthur
Sense of place: A place of great historical significance & entertainment for many
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What is trafalgar square’s “sense of place” ?
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Great architecture, famous landmark, show of culture.
Sends a message of the country’s power to those who walk through it
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What allows someoe to have an insider perspective of an area?
Differing viewpoints
Geographical familiarity, employment, education, language, ethnic backgound
Differing viewpoints
What could make someone feel like an outsider?
Differing viewpoints
Employment, socio-economic background, Music, food, culture
Differing viewpoints
What is an insider?
Differing viewpoints
Someone who feells comfortable in a place, familiar & as though they belong
Differing viewpoints
What is an outsider?
Differing Viewpoints
Someone who feels unfamiliar with a place, alienated and perhaps as though they don’t belong
Differing Viewpoints
What can make a place feel “near” or “far”
Near and far place
A locations geographical distance or the familiarity of a place/its emotional connection through experience or representational exposure
Near and far place
What is the difference between media place & experienced place?
Near and far place
Media place is often biased - therefore may not serve as a fair representational experience of an area
Near and far place
How can media bias affect the way a place is viewed/interpreted?
Near and far place
Media is often biased towards a place because it has an agenda and will want to portray an area in a certain way. So will only show what they want that will support this agenda
Near and far place
What is are endogenous factors of a place? Give 2 examples.
Place characteristics
Endogenous factors are characteristics or factors of a place which have originated internally e.g. physical geography, location, land use, or social factors like employment, population etc
Place characteristics
What are exogenous factors of a place? Give 2 examples.
Place characteristics
Exogenous factors are characteristics of a place that are external or based on its relationship with another place. e.g. shifting flow of money, people, resources etc
Place characteristics
What are 3 endogenous factors of a place?
Place characteristics
An area is on a coal deposit
An area is built at the foot of a volcanic slope
An area has a higher percentage of older people
Place characteristics
What are 3 examples of endogenous factors of a place?
Place characteristics
- A place is near a major port
- A place is 25km from the capital city
- A place is close to a motorway junction
Place characteristics
What are some examples of endogenuous and exogenuous factors of a place you are familiar with?
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Example: Weymouth
Exogenuous: 7 miles from Dorchester, located near Durdle Door, hosted the olympics in 2012
Endogenuous: Has a beach, larger percentage of older people, offers boat rides & fishing trips
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What are 4 categories of place?
Categories of place continued
Near, far, Experienced, media
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How can media change how a place is seen?
Categories of place continued
Media perceptions are biased and have an agenda which may influence them to only show parts of a place that the view they want you to have of a place.
Categories of place continued
What should you be aware of when studying an artistic source?
Artistic sources - place representation
- Positionality of the artist
- The built environment
Artistic sources - place representation
What is meant by “positionality” ?
Artistic sources - place representation
How a person’s identity, personal views & location in time and space influence how they understand and interpret the world
Artistic sources - place representation
What is meant by “the built environment”?
Artistic sources - place representation
Human made structures, the environment where people live and work
Artistic sources - place representation
What is meant by “quality of life”?
Quality of life
The general well-being of individuals and societies.
Quality of life
What can affect people’s quality of life?
Quality of life
- cost of living
- freedom
- health
- safety & risk
- economy
- infrastructure
- culture & leisure
- environment
- infrastructure
- climate
Quality of life
What is a “placemaker?”
Quality of life
People who help make areas attractive & safe and promote people’s health, happiness and well-being
Quality of life
What is an example of a placemaker?
Quality of life
Architects, influencers, builders, councils & the government are all examples of placemakers
Quality of life
What is rebranding?
Quality of life
Trying to change the peception of an area - redeveloping an area to give it a new identity
Quality of life
What is placemaking?
Quality of life
The deliberate shaping of an environment to facilitate social interaction & improve a community’s quality of life
Quality of life
What is localism?
Quality of life
An affection or emotional ownership of a particular place (e.g NIMBYism)
Quality of life
What is regionalism?
Quality of life
Consciousness of, and loyalty to a distinct area that shares similarities
Quality of life
What is nationalism?
Quality of life
Loyalty and devotion to a nation which creates a sense of national consciousness
Quality of life
What are the aims of urban rebranding?
Urban rebranding
- To revive a pre-existing, outdated image
- Differentiate an area from other places
- Assosciate an area with a national event (e.g. olympics)
- Highlight changes in activites or characteristics of an area
Urban rebranding
What is the “tourist gaze”?
Urban rebranding
The highly biased view of an area based on the experience of visitors
Urban rebranding
What is re-imaging?
Urban rebranding
Disassosciating a place from negative pre-existing images in relation to social deprivation & high levels of crime etc
Urban rebranding
What is regeneration?
Urban rebranding
The long term process of developing and using social, environmental and economical action to reverse urban decline
Urban rebranding
Which 3 factors make up sustainability?
Urban rebranding
Environmental - no pollution, waste, non-renewables etc
Social - good working conditions, health etc
Economic - Good jobs, wages fair trade etc
Urban rebranding
