Places Flashcards
What is the location
The actual position within a space, often indicated by degrees of latitude, longitude, and distances from other places
What is the locale
A place as a setting for particular practices that mark it out from other places
What is a sense of place
The subjective and emotional attachments people have to a place. This develops through both experience and knowledge of a place
What is perception
Develops through what people have heard or read about a place without actually having been there
What is placemaking
The deliberate shaping of an environment to facilitate social interaction and improve a community’s QOL
What is a place
A geographical space to which people have an attachment. This comprises of the 3 fundamental aspects: Location, Locale and Sense of Place
These 3 factors combined give a more holistic definition of place, and helps geographers to define place
What is an insider
Develop a sense of place through everyday experiences in familiar settings
Strong relationship - feel included
Often about the experience, a narrative of close involvement with the landscape and the locale
What is an outsider
Their sense of place is more vague and abstract (not a strong relationship)
Have not visited or are unfamiliar with that place
Traveller
Advantage of being an outsider
Able to see things afresh
Ask questions that the inhabitants don’t think to ask because the answers are so familiar
Draw upon experiences of places to understand the one under observation
Advantage of being an insider
Understanding accumulates and is acquired by just living there
The feeling of place emerges from a deeper, broader pool of familiarity
What is a far place
A place that is geographically or emotionally distant
What are public places
Places that allow people to visit and move freely around
What are experienced places
Places that a person has spent time in
What are fields of care (private)
As a result of the daily activities that we carry out, both living and moving through specific environments, we come to form attached to places
What are Media places
Places that a person has only read about or seen in a film
Not physically experienced/visited
What are Near places
A place that is geographically close or has an emotional meaning to the person
What is Endogenous
+ Examples
Factors that are either caused or originate from within (INTERNAL FACTORS) This can include physical aspects and human characteristics of the local people + what they have built
Land Use Location Population structure Population structure Topography (landscape)
What is Exogenous
+Examples
Things that originate or are caused EXNTERNALLY from the area in question. FLows of people, resources and investments
Capital
Imports
What is a Palimsest
Something that has been resued or altered, but still bears traces of it’s earlier form.
Give 4 examples of aspects of the physical environment that would shape the character of the place
Relief
Altitude
Aspect
Drainage
How does relief influence the character of the place
If a place os hilly it is likely to be more remote
Large cities are usually on flat land
How does altitude influence the character of the place
High altitude = may be more remote
Sea-side towns rely on proximity to sea and thus, low altitudes
How does aspect influence the character of the place
Affects the local climate
How does drainage influence the character of the place
Places prone to flooding may be unsuitable for building developments - more remote perhaps
Are people an exogenous or endogenous factor
Endogenous (mainly)
Obviously migrants/tourists for example would be exogenous
In wat ways can people influence the character of a place
Religion Language Culture Politics Crime rates Employment opportunities Levels of income
Why might a place form relationships with other places and how would tis affect the place’s character
Investment from TNC’s - affect consumption patterns and culture
Migration - If lots of people move from a. similar place to the same place, they will bring there religions and culture
Trade - people begin consuming commodities from elsewhere (potentially more culturally diverse)
Tourism - promote specific touristic industries within the visited place
Define gentrification
Renovation of old/deteriorating buildings with the aim of attracting high income individuals or elite businesses to a place
Define placelessness
Places that lack unique character or reputation due to chain stores replacing local independent shops, or. aleck of attachment experienced by peel visiting the location
