Divisions of Place and Place Meanings Flashcards
Define place?
Place is a space or location that holds meaning.
What are near and far places?
Near places can be thought of as geographically CLOSE to where a person lives.
Far places can be though of as geographically DISTANT to where a person lives.
What are experienced and media places?
Experienced places are places that people have spent time in and acquired an accurate sense of place in.
Media places are places that people haven’t spent time in, but have created a sense of place for through the media instead.
What are rural and urban places?
Rural places (characterised by) a lack of industrialisation and have a lot of green places. Urban places (characterised by) industrialisation and a lack of green spaces.
Ferdinand Tonnies classification of rural and urban places?
Urban Extreme= GESSELSCHAFT- urban, large scale communities. Can lead to a sense of “placelessness”.
Rural Extreme= GEMEINSCHAFT- rural, small scale communities.
What are insider and outsider perspectives?
Insider- an individual who is familiar within the place and feels welcomed: may have been born there, speak language, conform to local slang.
Outsider- an individual who is not familiar with the place and feels excluded and unwelcome. Usually due to xenophobia- fear of the “other”.
Define character of place?
The physical and human features that help distinguish it from another place.
What are flows and what flows move in and out of places?
The transfers in and out of a place.
Money, resources, ideas, people, investment.
Define Demographic Characteristics and how flows can change them?
These are the characteristics that inform you who lives in a place and who they are- age, race, ethnicity, religion.
Flows of People- ALOT of demographic change- age/gender balance.
Flows of Money/Investment- investment into specific places to attract people to live there.
Flows of Ideas/Resources- birth control- reduced birth rate and population size.
Define Cultural Characteristics and how flows can change them?
These are the characteristics that inform you how people live their lives-customs, traditions, beliefs.
Flows of people- new immigrants brining their culture with them= multi-ethnic communities+ Flows of Ideas.
Define Economic characteristics and how flows can change them?
Related to work and money- employment, income.
Flows of people- Tourism. Flows of resources- Natural resources and local products.
Define Sense of Place ? What are the two other aspects or concepts of place?
- S.O.P -Refers to the subjective and emotional attachment people have to a place.
- Location- “where” a place is and the location a place exhibits on a map, for example longitude and latitude.
- Locale- This is a place where something happens or is set, or that has particular events associated with it.
Define Forces of Change?
Groups that drive alterations to places to manipulate the sense of place and place meaning acquired when in that place- community groups, TNC’s, Governments, Councils.
Forces of change use rebranding. Define rebranding and name some methods and examples?
The process by which forces of change aim to adapt the place meaning of a location. Advertising campaigns, improvement of infrastructure, positive media coverage, tourist board management EG: councils may invest in tourism boards.
Define Endogenous Factors and give examples?
Endogenous factors are the INTERNAL factors that shape a places character.
Physical Examples: Location, Topography, Geology
Define Exogenous Factors and give examples?
Exogenous factors are the EXTRENAL factors that shape a places character.
Examples: flows of money, people, resources and investment- immigrants, tourism, investment for infrastructure.
Exogenous Example?
Large numbers of South Asian migrants in Manchester have created “Curry Mile” in Rusholme. The character of the area is now dominated with different languages and the sense of place/place meaning has changed.
Endogenous Example?
The relief and topography of the land within the River Eden Drainage Basin increases the likelihood of flooding within close urban areas such as Keswick, leading to man-made flood defences changing the character of the area- natural area destroyed.
Define “Clone Towns”?
The action of high-streets and towns loosing their identity to larger, dominant chain shops= a sense of “PLACELESNESS”.
Main contributor is globalisation= the increase in trade around the world, especially by large companies producing and trading goods.
Clone Towns Example?
Totnes, Devon, England.
Costa coffee is Britain’s largest coffee and would have lead to Totnes loosing its unique sense of place.
6,000 signed the petition and 300 wrote to the council. Would have entered a cycle of deprivation.
Define “Genius Loci”?
The spirit of a place. It suggests that every place has a unique spirit or atmosphere based on everything the location is made up of now and in the past.
Urban Rebranding: Blackpool, Lancashire Coast, N-W of England- Why did Blackpool need rebranding?
- One of the worst crime hotspots in the UK.
- “Tacky Image”
- Falling visitors due to bad reputation
- Most deprived sea-side town in England.
Urban Rebranding: Blackpool, Lancashire Coast, N-W of England- Why did Blackpool grow initially?
Human- Introduction of package holidays, Visitor attractions, Good rail links from major cities: Mcr. IR
Physical- Large sandy beaches, Safe beaches as waves are constructive, Driest part of Lancashire coast.
Urban Rebranding: Blackpool, Lancashire Coast, N-W of England- Why did Blackpool decline?
Competition of other holiday resorts with guaranteed weather.
Cheaper holiday packages aboard.
Families deterred by crime, hen-nights ect.
Little investment in activities to do.
