Changing Spaces, Making Places

Question 1

What is a place?

Answer 1

A location that has meaning, memory, opinion or emotion attachment associated with it.

Question 2

What is an example of a place?

Answer 2

Your own home as it has a meaning, memory and emotion.

Question 3

What is a space?

Answer 3

A physical location that has no meaning associated with it.

Question 4

What is an example of a space?

Answer 4

A random spot in the Atlantic Ocean- between New York and the UK.

Question 5

How do we experience places?

Answer 5

1- visiting the location and so forms a meaning and attachment
2- informal representation
3- formal representation

Question 6

Formal representations:

Answer 6

Reliable
Objective
Quantitative
Up to date statistics that are essential for government and council planning.

Question 7

Informal representations:

Answer 7

Qualitative
Agencies have had the power to question ‘status quo’
Tourism for example is an industry that benefits a place by a TV or movie.