How can relationship and connections with place change with time? Flashcards
Why are place dynamic?
. Places change over time
. E.g. — UK cities were more industrial, but they are now more cultural and provide more jobs in secondary sector.
. E.g. —UK seaside resorts were once thriving with thousands of tourists. However, UK seaside resorts have declined due to the rise of holidays outside UK. Today most costal resorts experience high levels of deprivation due to high levels of seasonal unemployment/
What does the view on gentrification depend on?
It depends on one’s positionality.
. Gentrification has changed cities for better or worse depending on one’s positionality
Define Positionality
Refers to how different people view place in different ways
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When can conflict and tension arise in regards to gentrification?
. Conflict can arise when people resist or are against any changes that are FORCED upon them such as GENTRIFICATION in Brixton or Brick Lane
. Any new housing estates, shopping centres, firms, road will created tension between STAKEHOLDERS
Examples of two places where their relationship and connections changed over time
- Case Study
. Devonport
. Bournville
Location of Bournville
. Originally a garden suburb on the outskirts of Birmingham
Past of Bournville
. Built by Cadbury family in 1980s for chocolate factory and village for workers
. It had public space, schools, hospitals and large gardens
Agents of Change of Bournville
Cadbury family were Quakers so it had no public houses
. But they created clean, sanitary conditions for their workers
Present Bourneville
. Led to creation of ‘garden cities’
. Bournville has low crime and a long waiting list for affordable housing
Location of Devonport
.Located in South West England, Plymouth
Past of Devonport
. Originally a naval dockyard
. But bombed heavily in WW2 leading to its decline
. Community split in two and residents displaced
Agents of Change of Devonport
. ‘ Navy ‘ and ‘ New Deal for Communities’ aimed to address levels high deprivation, crime and unemployment
Present Devonport
. Community group improved
. Dividing wall removed
. Historical landmarks incorporated into redevelopment