csmp sg1

Question 1

spaces and places

Answer 1

Both have an objective location. However a place has many human activities there and people attach
subjective meaning to it. In contrast a space has no social connections and is unfamiliar to most people.

Why is it complex when trying the concept of space vs place:
1. Different to different people: one person might think it is a place but another thinks of it as a space.
2. A location can change from a space to a place (and visa vera) over time.
3. The meaning attached to places is different for individuals

Question 2

factors that affect a sense of place

Answer 2

Role, Age, Gener, Ethnicity, Religion, Sexuality (RAGERS).

How does emotional attachment influence a person’s behaviour and activity at a place?
1. They will visit more frequently
2. They will take part in more community activities
3. They will look after the natural environment.

Question 3

how has golablisation and time space compression influenced sense of place?

Answer 3

1. It has created a ‘GLOBAL VILLAGE’ -everywhere is the same which makes new places feel familiar.
2. It has increased migration and made places more DIVERSE.
3. Created CLONE TOWNS and eroded sense of place.
4. Some people feel like OUTSIDERS in their own town as it has changed

Question 4

differences of formal and informal representations of a place?

Answer 4

Informal data: Informal data = media e.g. news, books, social media, photos. These may present the same place in different ways because they are all SUBJETIVE representations of place. They may be manipulated for a particular purpose.

Formal data:
1. Formal representations are statistics not media
2. Formal representations are from a set time ‘TIME STAMPED’, informal are not.
3. Formal representations are GEOLOCATED - we know exactly where the data is collected.
4. Formal representations do not tell us about HUMAN EXPERIENCE and what it is like to live somewhere.