nature and importance of places Flashcards
define location
where a place is geographically
define locale
place where smth happens or particular event is associated w it
define perception of place
the way a place is perceived by people can be influenced by media representation
define sense of place
subjective and emotional attachments to a place developed through lived experience
what does insider mean
perspective of person who knows the place v well, familiar w topography and daily rhythms and events
what does outsider mean
perspective of someone who doesn’t know a place well or is marginalised in a community
define topophilia
love of a place
define topophobia
fear of a place
what did yi-fu-tuan think about attachment to place
it changes w age, experience and understanding of that place
what is nimbysm
when locals are reluctant to change
how can globalisation affect place (migration)
flow of migrants eg. windrush increase diversity of area
define placelessness
loss of uniqueness of a place, looks the same to everywhere else
what is gloCALISATION
where places resist power of multi-national companies
example of glocalisation (McDonalds)
mcdonalds in hindu countries removes beef
example in bristol of preventing placelessness
bristol pound
define endogenous factors
happen internally
examples of endogenous factors
topography, demographic factors, cultural factors, socio-economic factors
define exogenous
external factors
examples of exogenous factors
people, capital, international migration, deindustrialisation
example of a place resisting the power of a multi-national company
residents in Totness fighting to not have a Costa
name the 6 biggest impacts on the character of place
-economic factors
-migration/conflict
-terrorism
-industrial accidents
-natural disasters
-climate change
what are the three external forces which bring about change to a place
-GOVERNMENT policies
-decisions of MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
-GLOBAL INSTITUTIONS
