Meaning And Representation Of Place Flashcards
What is the meaning of place
The significance a location has
- creates an identity
-creates an emotional connection
-creates a sense of belonging
What is the representation of place
What a place can be perceived through
What three external agencies can influence place meaning
Governments
Corporate bodies
Local groups
What methods can be used to influence and create place-meanings
Place marketing
Rebranding
Reimagining
What is place marketing
Advertising the place in order to create economic growth, and make people spend more time in the place
What is rebranding
The place gets a new identity
What is re-imaging
Turns negative experiences into positive experiences
What two ways can place be represented
Formal representations
Informal representations
What are formal representations of place
Place being represented by the government
Census data
Being represented by the police
Cartography
What are informal representations of place
TV/film
Social media
Songs
Poems
Newspapers
Art
The people in the place, represented by their cultures
What is the concept of place - John Angew
John Angew
Location - where the place is
Locale - what happens in a place
Sense of place - how the place is experienced
What are the three ways place can be approach
Descriptive approach
Social constructionist approach
Phenomenological approach
What is a descriptive approach
The world is a set of places that can each be studied, and are all unique
What is a social constructionist approach
The world is a product of social processes
What is a phenomenological approach
How an individual person experiences a place
What is qualitative data
Words/images
What is quantitative data
Numbers
