CSMP: 5.a Placemaking Flashcards
1
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Role of Government (national)
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- aim to make international impact
- head of state (King)
- linked with foreign countries
2
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Attraction of FDI
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- dependant on health of global, regional, national economies
- many TNCs have HQ in ACs and invest back into ACs
- however TNC originating from EDCs have been increasing regionally
- China is the biggest overseas investor
3
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Role of planners and architects
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- architecture can make an important contribution to placemaking through the design of buildings
- design may reflect the history and culture of the place
- some designs may lead to crime, vandalism and high maintenance costs
4
Q
24 hour city
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- e.g Cairo and Mumbai
- include night buses, developed underground links that run through the night
- 24hr McDonalds and gyms/ hairdressers
- due to population changes, more people working shifts, international tourism
- aim to alter perceptions of cities being unsafe at night
5
Q
Local community
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- community organisation have established what influences the making of a new place from the point of local residents
- concerned with housing, community and environmental matters (parking spaces)
6
Q
Heritage associations
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- they want to maintain the past characteristics such as architecture
- e,g National trust
7
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Social Media
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- allows people to share their individual reasons - can be combined to map out a design of an area
