Places produced by people Flashcards
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Government & organisations
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- 60% - 80% of data includes Geographic Info Systems (GIS), Gov using Geography in work
- aware they need to consider placemaking
- Gov engages with foreign countries
- Trade links, military co-op
- Promoting educational & cultural links abroad
2
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FDI
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- Keen attract TNC investment
- TNCs considerable choice for locations “placeless”
- Increased since 1980
- Most FDI flows from TNC in AC
- Some TNC from EDC & LIDC have increase presence
- US$100b invested from Chinese companies (2015)
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Planners
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- Placemaking via building design
- Efficient planning & spatial plan = high quality
- Local plans includes elements: industry, housing, transport, parks
- Set framework / land uses
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Architects
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- Designs reflect history & culture
- Influences how lives lived
- Pleases people, Valued, cared for
- Some places lead to crime, vandalism, poor health
- 1950 - 1980, growing pop, limited housing, construction cheap housing, negative images
- since 1980, tower blocks destroyed, low rise buildings
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Hitachi rail
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- Sep 2015, manufacturing plant at Newton Aycliffe NE England
- £85m FDI Japan to UK
- EU member, Japanese exempt from import tariffs
- English preferred language for Japanese business
- £5.7b investment to Hitachi for next gen trains
- 700 employees, 6k more
- Help to bring social & economic improvements
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24h city
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- Found in EDC, LIDC, AC
- Planners + architects planning for 24h city
- London night busses doubled (1999- 2013), passengers tripled (2015), Half commuting from / to work
- Expansion night time service: fast food, hair dressers, gyms, shops (deliveries)
- 250 licenced premises remain open
- Popular events held, Art exhibitions
- Due to pop change
- Tourist intrested
- Common threatening unsafe perception, Rebranding needed