Key Terms II Flashcards
Define locale.
The place where something happens or is set, or that has particular events associated with it.
Define location.
Where a place is on a map. Eg coordinates.
Define perception of place.
The way in which place is viewed or regarded by people.
This can be influenced by media representation or personal experience.
Define place.
Location with meaning.
Places can be meaningful to to individuals in ways that are personal or subjective. Places can also be meaningful at a social or cultural level and these meanings may be shared by different groups of people.
Define sense of place.
The subjective and emotional attachment people have to a place.
People develop sense of place through experience and knowledge of a particular area.
Define agents of change.
People who impact on a place whether through living, working it trying to improve that place. Eg residents, community groups, corporate entities, government and the media.
Define endogenous factors.
The characteristics of the place itself or factors which have originated internally.
Eg location, physical geography, land use, and social / economic characteristics such as population size and employment rates.
Define exogenous factors.
The relationship of one place with other places and the external factors which affect this.
The demographic, socio-economic and cultural characteristics of a place are shaped by shifting flows of people, resources, money and investment.
Define infrastructure.
Services which are considered essential to enable or enhance living conditions. These primarily consist of transport communications, communications infrastructure (broadband) and services eg water supply.
May also include infrastructure eg local education system, emergency services.
Define meaning.
Individual or collective perceptions of place.
Define media.
Means of communication including TV, film etc. These reach or influence people widely.
Define objective.
Not influenced by personal feelings / opinions in considering and representing facts.
Define qualitative data
Information that is non- numerical and used in a relatively unstructured and open ended way.
It is descriptive information which often comes from interviews, focus groups or artist descriptions eg photos.
Some may be coded and is then subject to quantitative analysis.
Define quantitative data.
Data that can be quantified and verified, and is amenable to statistical analysis.
Define representation.
How a place is seen or portrayed in society.
