Place- KQ2 How do we understand place? Flashcards
What 5 factors influence place perception?
GRASP
- gender
- religion
- age
- sexuality
- (role) performed
Define 24 hour city
Some cities never ‘sleep’ as services and hospitals are open 24/7
Define place
A location with a meaning to an individual or a community at a subjective level
Define homogenisation
Global capitalism and multinational businesses create places that look and feel the same
What is the impact of homogenisation on sense of place?
It can create a feeling of placelessness
Define place attachment
The emotional bond between person and place
Define nationalism
The loyalty or devotion to a nation state or nationalistic movement
Define localism
Preference for one’s own region or area, this can manifest itself as protesting to ‘protect’ the area
Define Just in time production
Products are only made when ordered or produced in short production lines which alter, so products are more unique
Define space
A location without specific meaning to people
Define time-space compression
A change in economic production, communications or transport systems which create a perception of a shrinking world
Define glocalisation
A combination of globalisation and localisation used to describe a product or service that is developed and distributed globally but is also fashioned to accommodate the user or consumer in a local market
Define globalisation
The process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of a massive increase in trade and cultural exchange.
Which 3 areas are affected by time-space compression?
- economic production
- transport
- communication technologies
What is just in time production?
Where goods are produced in shorter time and only in the volumes ordered
How has just in time production led to time-space compression?
Reduction in order to delivery times
How has delivery and warehouse stock control led to time-space compression?
- reduction for waiting times for products
- expectation of delivery to all locations
- very short times between ordering and delivery
What is decentralised manufacturing?
Components of goods are produced in many different countries and assembled and sold close to markets
How has decentralised manufacturing led to time-space compression?
- complex supply chains across many countries
- fast production and shipping times
Give an example of an industry where decentralised manufacture is used
Car manufacturing
Give an example of a company who used delivery and warehouse stock control
Amazon
What is containerisation?
a system of standardised transport
How has containerisation led to time-space compression?
- containers can easily be transferred between different modes of transport
- reduced time taken for loading and unloading at world ports
- reducing supply times
e. g new Thames gateway, London
How has air travel led to time-space compression?
- destinations are ‘brought closer’
- people can travel for business and tourism with ease
How has air freight led to time-space compression?
- more goods travel by air
- wider market for perishable goods (e.g flowers from Kenya)
- faster delivery times
- wider range of products all year rounds so seasons are less noticeable
How has social media led to time-space compression?
- people can speak to each other more easily
- distance between people isn’t perceived as as much of an impediment to communication
How has videoconferencing led to time-space compression?
- businesses can connect to other offices and brances aboard
- meetings can be held more easily
- shrinks perception of distance
- enables capital to move more quickly
How does time-space compression alter our sense of place?
- some people feel no longer ‘at home’ as it leads to such large changes in a place
- increases homogenisation
- contributes to a sense of placelessness
- places become less unique
- places feel closer
Give examples of informal ways of representing place
Blogs Television Film Music Art Literature
Give 3 advantages of informal sources
- present the social and emotional context of a place
- more up to date and immediate than formal sources
- reach more people
Give 3 disadvantages of informal sources
- biased
- intended to entertain rather than inform
- not necessarily fact based
Give examples of formal sources
Cenus
Geospatial data
Maps
University papers
Give 3 advantages of formal sources
- more likely to be objective and less affected by observer bias
- cover large sample size
- statistics verifiable
Give 3 disadvantages of formal sources
- hard to access and contextualise data
- large data sets require governmental organisation
- scale of data may not match scale of interest
What are the 4 aspects of globalisation?
- economic
- political
- cultural
- social
