Lesson 4 - Place Flashcards
1
Q
What is place?
A
A meaningful site which combines location, locale and sense of place.
- Conceptualized as a specific location with meaning since the 1970s
2
Q
What is location?
A
Place with specific coordinates, measurable from other locations
3
Q
What is locale?
A
A place where something happens or has events associated with it
4
Q
What is sense of place?
A
Meaning of a place
5
Q
What are places recognised by?
A
Their material structure, e.g. skyscrapers in New York
6
Q
What happens to a place over time?
A
The place’s meaning changes
7
Q
What determines the meaning people have to a place?
A
The activities people do in the place
8
Q
Why is place not limited to size?
A
A swing is a place for a child, Earth is a place when viewed as a whole
