Importance

Question 1

overview

Answer 1

It is not hard to find examples of the ways in which
place is important:

• People define themselves through a sense of
place and by living in places and carrying out a
range of everyday practices there. A person-place
relationship is developed.

• The promotion of place is crucial in the marketing of
holiday destinations.

• Food items are increasingly marketed in terms of
the place from which they came and the popularity
of particular events may be linked to the reputation
of the place at which they happen. The Glastonbury
Music Festival would be an example here.

• People may buy into’ or ‘consume’ place. For
example, those who like the countryside tend to
holiday in rural locations, enjoy books and television
programmes about these areas, spend money on
walking gear and maps and even furnish their
houses in a rustic country style. Numerous products
are marketed so that people can buy into the notion
of the rural idyll

Question 2

Lived experience

Answer 2

Can be explored by looking at impact of place on
Identity
Belonging
Well being

Question 3

Peacemaking

Answer 3

Deliberate shaping of environment to facilitate social interaction and improve community’s quality of life

Has affected experience