Changing Spaces; Making Places Flashcards
Place profile: demography(4)
•gender, age of inhabitants, ethnicity, number of inhabitants
Place profile: physical geography( 6)
•altitude, aspect, geology, drainage, slope angle, river/inland
Place profile: political (4)
•national, regional, local governments,housing residents association
Place profile: cultural(4)
•local clubs, local traditions, societies, religion
Place profile: built environment (5)
• Road layout, building materials, density of housing, age and style of buildings
Place profile: socio-economic(4)
• Family status, education, employment, income
What is a place?
Place has objective(a postcode or coordinates on a map) and subjective( aspect of a place humans move added)
What is a place?
Place has objective(a postcode or coordinates on a map) and subjective( aspect of a place humans move added)
What is a space?
Spaces have no personal meaning to a person, but is different for each person ( e.g. The ocean is a space to me but a workplace to fisherman)
Qualities of a place:
Location-where on a map
Locale.- effect that people have on the place
Sense of place: subjective/emotional attachment
Why are 1:25000 OS maps useful at sub-regional levels?
- Describing and explaining overall internal structure of towns and cities
- describing house type and the layout of areas
- describing local infrastructure and services
- plotting rural and urban land use
- detailed relief
Disadvantages of 1:25000 OS maps:
- No visual of surrounding areas
-quality of housing can’t be seen - can’t see built environment
- can’t see physical landscape
Why are 1:50000 OS maps useful at regional levels?
- Describing and explaining settlement patterns
- describing and explaining site and situation of settlements.
- describing the distribution of settlements across the region
- describing regional infrastructure and transport links
- describing regional physical characteristics
How can we investigate the demography of a mapped area?
- Census data, crime data, articles, records, files. (Secondary data)
- fieldwork(primary data)
What is census data?
Data that represents the demographic of a place (employment, education, religion etc…)
Why is census data useful?
Easy to compare and reference the socio economic and demographic data of an area.
Limitations of census data:
-10 years difference between results of data (can become out of date quickly)
-not everyone will complete the forms on the same day (lots of room for inaccuracies)
2 types of digital data
Socio economic and crime data
2 disadvantages of digital data:
-misuse of information
-unreliability (websites can be hacked)
2 advantages of digital data:
-easy to access/acquire faster
-cost effective
What is crowd source data?
-a participatory method of building a database with the help of a large group of people (e.g. Wikipedia)
Example of crowd source data
Twitter: Coca Cola crowd sourced a new flavour via twitter.
4 disadvantages of crowd source data:
-often difficult to scale as it can be challenging to manage and coordinate a large number if anonymous contributors
-questioned reliability
-potential for exploitation
-security and privacy risks
Factors of place perception
- Age
- Gender
- Sexuality
- Religion
- Role
Definition of DIASPORA
A diaspora is a group of people with similar heritage/ homeland who have settled elsewhere in the world but are still interested-connected
Informal representation: what is it? + examples
A representation of a place that shows the geographical context of a place through the media, which offers sounds and sights of a place
Examples: songs, films, TV shows, poetry, and photos
What is formal representation of a place + examples
Formal representations offer rational perspective of a place profile, such as numbers of people living in a place, their ages, gender and education
Spatial inequality:
The unequal distribution of factors such as income, wealth, or healthcare across geographic space at any scale
Standard of living (SoL):
The ability to access services and goos such as clothes, food, water, housing and personal mobility
Quality of Life (QoL):
The extent to which peoples’ needs and desires are seen in treatment of people and services available
Economic indicators of QoL and SoL:
-level of income
-% of lone pensioners
-access to employment
Social indicators of QoL and SoL:
-standards of education
-crime rates
-% of population on state benefits
Environmental indicators of QoL and SoL:
-vandalism
-incidents of litter
-quality of housing
-pollution
Political indicators of QoL and SoL:
-opportunities to participate in community life and influence decisions
What does IMD stand for?
The Index of Multiple Deprivation
What is the Gini Coefficient?
A technique that can be used to measure the levels of income inequality within countries
