Place Flashcards
Localism
An affection for an emotional ownership of a particular place.
Locale
Takes into account the effect that people have on their setting.
Legacy
The regeneration of an entire community for the direct benefit of everyone who lives there.
Homogenisation
The process whereby places and social characteristics become more similar to each other so that they eventually become indistinguishable.
What is a Social Constructionist Approach?
Sees a place as a product of a particular set of social processes occurring at a particular time.
A locale.
What effects our sense of place?
- Places for special place - more scared of crime
- Gender - safety, opportunities
- Indigenous eyes
- Fear of crime - won’t feel safe
- Age - safe?
- Income - social group can be influenced
- Media - empathise on problems - focus on the wrong assumptions - or focus on positive
What was required for cities to develop?
- Food
- Education
- Sanitation
- Started from farming, rivers (water source)
Implications of Urbanisation for Rural Areas
- Fewer workers (key) - services vulnerable/under pressure
- Lack of investment - shops closing
- Loss of public services e.g. transport
- Decreasing house prices
- Decrease in agriculture - production jobs
Implications of Urbanisation for Urban Areas
- Increased consumer spending leading to more investment
- More inequality
- Potentially lower quality housing or house shortages, rising house prices
- Increased pollution
- Pressure on facilities e.g. water/electricity/public services
- Larger population density - ‘vertical’ building or urban sprawl
How reliable is an environmental quality survey?
- Reliable in measuring quality of things such as buildings, pavements, green spaces as they stay mainly the same
- Not reliable in measuring things like litter, traffic and pollution as they fluctuate
- Subjective, people’s personal opinion
External Forces in Lived Experience
- Technology e.g. electricity (national grid), railway
- TNCs (e.g. Tesco)
- Government policy e.g. Enclosure acts, allows private property, Petersfield
Lived Experience
The accumulated knowledge of living in a particular place. This can have a profound impact on someone’s perceptions, identity and values, as well as their general outlook on the world.
Lived experience of, and attachment to, places, varies.
Counter Urbanisation
People moving out of cities.
Why were Cities initially very Dense?
Transportation was not widely available.
Urbanisation
The increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities.
Clone Towns, Border Towns and Home Towns
Clone towns: 60% chain stores
Border towns: 50% chain stores
Home towns: 30% chain stores
Glocalisation
Global companies consider local factors when they’re making decisions. Places don’t all become the same.
Globalisation
A process by which economies and cultures have been drawn deeper together and have become more inter-connected through global networks of trade, capital flows, and spread of technology and global media.
Nationalism
Loyalty and devotion to a nation, which creates a sense of national consciousness. Patriotism could be considered as an example of a sense of place.
Insider
The perspective of someone who knows a place well.
Far Place
One that is far away from our locality.
Location
Where a place is, for example, the coordinates on a map.
Media Places.
Places we know through media such as literature, film or art.
Exogenous
Factors from outside a place that force a change in a place character.
E.g. its relationships with other places
Endogenous
Factors within a place that help shape its character.
E.g. Location and topography
Sense of Place
The subjective and emotional attachment people have to a place.
Agents of Change
The people who impact on a place whether through living, working or trying to improve that place.
How is place linked to identity?
- British - Olympics
- Language
- English - football/rugby
- Local place/community
- Religion
- Nationality
- Politics
Topophobia
A fear or dread of certain places.
Near Place
One that is near to our locality,
Perception
How something is viewed, regarded or considered.
What is a Descriptive Approach?
The idea that the world is a set of places and each place and each place can be studied and is distinct.
Location.
Regionalism
Consciousness of, and loyalty to, a distinct region within a population that shares similarities.
Topophilia
A strong sense of place or love of particular places.
Place
A location with meaning. They can be meaningful to individuals in ways that are personal or subjective.
What is a Phenomenological Approach?
Is not interested in the unique characteristics of a place or why it was constructed. Instead it is interested in how an individual person experiences place, recognising a highly personal relationship between place and person.
A sense of place.
Excluded (outside groups)
- People with disabilities
- Refugees
- LGBTQ+
- Age
- Traveller
- Ethnic minorities
- Homeless
Experienced Places
Places that we have experienced ourselves.
Why do People feel like Outsiders?
- Feel like they don’t fit in
- Don’t feel accepted
- Society has been built traditionally so they don’t feel the same as someone who is
- No access in some places for disabilities
Factors Contributing to Character of Place
- Culture - heritage, religion, language
- Physical landscape - urban, rural
- Population structure/ethnicity
- Life expectancy
- Job opportunities
- Leader/governments
- Location/proximity
Forms of Representation
- Historical documents
- Leaflets - tourism agency
- Films
- Census
- Music
- Maps
- Photographs
- Art
Re-imaging, Regeneration, Rebranding
Re-imaging: Changing the image of a place
Regeneration: Changing/improving a place
Rebranding: Changing how it’s marketed
Perception of Place
This is developed through what people have heard or read about a place without actually having gone.
Outsider
The perspective of someone who does not know a place well.
