place Flashcards
what is place
place is the location which has multiple meanings for different people depending on their experience
what is location
this is the physical place where a place is
what is locales
locations in a place that are associated with everyday activities such as school
what is a locale
this structures social interactions
has particular events associated to it- linking to place m,eaning
what is a sense of place
the subjective emotional attachment to a place
what is placelessness
suggests a place in not unique
what is a clown town
there are dominated with chain shops and therefore lack sense of place for some
what makes a place unique to someone
the individual memories which people create within their locales
what is attachment- TI FU Tuan
Ti-Fu Tuan suggests that attachment grows stronger overtime
if you have more experiences within a place you are more likely to become attached
what is topophilia
this concerns the love of a place and having a stronger attachment to it
what is topophobia
this is the dislike of a place
it can be possible to experience this even if you have a strong attachment to a place, the attachment can be negative
what is a near place
those which are close to us.
near places are subjective
what is a far place
those that are distant, both near and far places may have a more emotional attachment
you can feel far away emotionally but you don’t have to be far away physically- Ko Phi Phi
what is experienced place
places you have actually visited
some people argue you would have had to visit a place to become emotionally attached to a place, however some argue having a desire or dislike through media is enough
media places
these are places that are not visited, may have learned about through social media representations- Ko Phi Phi
media can change our sense of place subconsciously
Detroit- often presented as a rundown, neglected city however was ranked by lonely planet as No2 city to visit
what is genius loci
this is the spirit of a place- suggest that every place has a unique spirit or atmosphere based on everything for the location is made up of, now and in the past
what is place character
relates to the specific qualities, attributes and features of a location that make it unique, this is effected by endogenous and exogenous factors
what are endogenous factors
those which originate from within the place and are local
-land use
-topography, the lie of land
-physical geography-waterfalls?
-infrastructure- built services that enhance or essential for living conditions
-demographic characteristics
-location
-economic characteristics
what are exogenous factors
those of which originate from the outside a place and provide linkages and relationships with and to other places, these are related to flows
-people-impact of tourism, workers, migrants (Amsterdam- tourism)
-money and investment- deals, tax, major events (2016 olympics) long lasting impact on a place character
-resources- availability of raw material, products and food. less developed countries may struggle with this
Rio De Janeiro 2016 olympics
exogenous factors- tourism would have caused city to become busier, leading to short term impacts on sense of place.
in the long term the investment and movements bulldoze some areas of the favelas will have changes the economic and social characteristics of a city.
what are perspectives on a place
insiders and outsiders
what are insiders of a place
those who feel at home within such as born in, hold citizen ship in, fluent in local language
what are outsiders
outsiders are the opposite to insiders, the feeling of belonging can change overtime.
may not be accustomed to the culture, shops may not be familiar, the architecture of buildings and cars look different
immigrant children will feel more of an insider than their parents perhaps because they have a different experience to the place than their parents.
what is perspective of a place
people may begin to feel like outsiders even if they initially identified as insiders due to factors such as influx of immigrants.
shops and resultaurants can change (totes)-external agencies
what is Gentrification
this links with perspective
this is the process of renovation and improvement of housing to suit a middle class audience, usually leading to higher class house prices.
gentrifiification can cause insiders to feel like outsiders overtime. (park hill flats)
