Must know- Changing places Flashcards
Agents of change
The people who impact on a place through working, living or improving that place
Big data
Extremely large data which we can learn a great deal with effective analysis
Endogenous factors
Characteristics of the place itself (internal)
Exogenous factors
Relationship of one place with other places (external)
Experienced place
Places that a person has spent time in
Character
Physical and human features that help make it different from another place
Infrastructure
Services considered essential to enable or improve living conditions
Location
Where a place is (the GPS or co-ordinates)
Locale
The place where something happens, is set or has particular events associated with it (a house, park, office)
Place
Location with meaning (given by people)
Perception
The way in which a place is viewed or regarded by people (influenced by the media or personal experiences)
Place making
Deliberate shaping of an environment to meet needs for social interaction and improve community’s quality of life
Sense of place
Subjective and emotional attachment people have to a place (developed through experience and knowledge of the place)
Localism
Love for a particular place
Regionalism
Loyalty to a distinct region
