Changing Places- The Nature And Importnace Of Places Flashcards
What is place
Location + meaning
What does locale mean
This is the place where something happens or is set, or has particular events associated with it
What does location mean
Where a place is, for example the co-ordinates on a map
What is perception of place
This is the way in which place is viewed or regarded by people. This can be influenced by the media or personal experience
What is placemaking
The deliberate shaping of an environment to facilitate social interaction and improve a community’s quality of life
What is sense of place
This refers to the subjective and emotional attachment people have to a place. People develop a sense of place through experience and knowledge of a particular area (Agnew, 1987)
What is a descriptive approach to studying place
A descriptive approach is the idea that the world is a set of places and each place can be studied and is distinct
What is social constructionist approach to studying place
A social constructionist approach sees place as a product of a particular set of social processes occurring at a particular time e.g. Halifax was famous in the industrial revolution for being a wool town
What is phenomenological approach to studying place
A phenomenological approach is not interested in the unique characteristics of a place or why it was constructed. Instead it is interested in how an individual person experiences a place, recognising a highly personal relationship between place and people
What is identity
Identity is someone’s sense of place to an area
What is localism
An emotional attachment of a particular place. Localism can political if people do not want things (fracking)
What is Regionalism
Consciousness of and loyalty to a distinct region with a population that shares similarities
What is Nationalism
Loyalty and devotion to a nation, which creates a sense of national consciousness
What is Glocalistaion
TNC’s change products suit the area they are in
What is the transition town movement
The transition town movement is an initiative which creates community involvement in places around the world
What is well-being
Social and economic condition of a person
What does insider mean when studying place
When we live in a place we become familiar with things, this makes us feel at home, this is an insider
What does outsider mean when studying place
Those who are new to an area like tourists are outsiders. You can become an outsider in a place you know, for example if you become homeless you may be treated differently
What is public space
A street or civic square. Some privately owned areas allow the public access, you have to follow rules like in malls. Many public places have powerful symbolics
What is private space
A house, some privately owned areas allow the public access, you have to follow rules like in malls
What is meant by experienced places
Experienced places are where you have been and experience everything there
What is topophilia
A strong sense of place or love of a particular place
What is topophobia
A fear or dread of certain places
What are media places
The places that we have experienced differ from those places that we know only through media such as literature, film or art. We could become attached to fictional places like Middle Earth because we have a strong sense of what the place is like.
What are endogenous factors
The local demographic characteristics and the physical geography of a place are both endogenous factors that help to shape its unique character
What are exogenous factors
These are defined as the relationships with other places. For example, a village may supply workers to a nearby town or a town may be the source of day-trippers for a tourist destination. These relationships are shown by the movement of flow of different things across space: people, money & investment, resources and ideas
How would you answer an annotate question
Add to a diagram, image or graphic a number of words that deceive and/or explain features, rather than just identify them (which is labelling)
How would you answer a compare question
Describe the similarities and differences of at least two phenomena
How would you answer a comment on question
Make a statement that arises from a factual point made - add a view, or an opinion, or an interpretation. In data/stimulus response questions, examine the stimulus provided and the make statements about the material and it’s content that are relevant, appropriate and geographical, but not directly evident
How would you answer a contrast question
Point out the differences between at least two phenomena
How would you answer a critically question
Often occurs before ‘Assess’ or ‘Evaluate’ inviting an examination of an issue from the point of view of a critic with a particular focus on the strengths and weaknesses of the points of view being expressed
How would you do a define… what is meant by… question
State the precise meaning of an idea or concept
How would you answer a describe question
Give an account in worse of a phenomenon which may be an entity, an event, a feature, a pattern, a distribution or a process. For example, if describing a landform say what it looks like, give some indication of size or scale, what it is made of, and where it is in relation to something else (field relationship)
How would you answer a distinguish between question
Give the meaning to two (or more) phenomena and make it clear how they are different from each other
How would you answer and examine question
Consider carefully and provide a detailed account of the indicated topic
How would you answer an explain… why…, suggest reasons for… question
Set out the causes of a phenomenon and/or the factors which influence its form/nature. This usually requires an understanding of processes
How would you answer an interpret question
Give meaning to geographical information and issues
How would you answer an outline…, summarise… question
Provide a brief account of relevant information
How would you answer a to what extent… question
Form and express a view as to the merit or validity of a view or statement after examining the evidence available and/or different sides of an argument
How do we distinguish PLACE from LOCATION
A place has meaning to people and is dynamic. Location is it’s position
What is place
Defined as location with meaning. Places can be meaningful to individuals in ways that are personal or subjective. Places can also be meaningful at a social or cultural level and these meanings may be shared by different groups of people
What is Elland’s locale
School events, rotary club events at the Rec, Ellandcricket club, Huddersfield Amatuers football ground, Elland golf club, commuter settlement, deindustrialisation, 700 year old royal charter, ‘Elland Cross’
What is Elland’s perception of place
Mixed perceptions has nice areas and poor areas, dull
What is Elland’s place
Mixed views of Elland and people have attachments to it and like the location
What is Elland’s placemaking
High order shops being built, improve traffic, urban redevelopment of brown field sites, Elland is not a clone town
What is Elland’s sense of place
Mixed emotions about Elland
To what extent had Halifax been influenced by external factors? How has globalisation affected Halifax?
In Pellon there are many Asian shops whcih are full of their culture and not the traditional British culture. Lots of Asian cuisine shops selling curry and many shops sell Asian clothes like hijabs. Mosques have been built to fit the their beliefs. This area was populated by working class factory workers in the industrial revolution.
What are 7 key features of Transition Towns
Food growing groups, community-owned bakeries, community-owned breweries, Transition street projects (get together to try and reduce household costs), building community relationships, community-owned energy (solar panels) and ‘reconomy’ projects creating new jobs in local areas.
What human factors do you think have influenced the North of England
- Deeper, informalities accents
- Speak with odd slang-media show it as gibberish
- Lots of fish and chips. •Pub Friday. •Trams
- Tracksuits and flat caps. •Greasy spoons
- Factories-caused smoke, gloomy and dirty
- Greggs
How do you think ENDOGENOUS factors have helped shape Elland’s unique character
In the 1960s the housing estate/flats did not fit in with Elland and made it look worse. In recent years housing estates have been built and have modernised it along with super markets and industrial keeping up with the time
