Sense of place Flashcards
Define place.
The way an area is percieved. Depends on location, locale and emotional attachment (sense of place)
Define a public place.
An area in which people are free and allowed to enter.
Define a private place.
An area where people may be prevented from entering. For example, Meadowhall is privately owned but people are free to enter.
What is place perception?
Perspective based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes or opinions (subjective).
What is place memory and attachment?
- Emotional connection with a place through memories
- Connections with an area through our positionality (personal identity)
Name some physical and social place characteristics that people are drawn/ repelled from.
- quiet/busy
- vibrant/dull
- beaches/cities
- mountainous/flat
- forests/deserts
- rural/urban
How does ‘person’ affect our perception of place?
Different people perceive places in very different ways
How does positionality affect our perception of place?
Factors like gender, race, ethnicity, age, religion, politics, and socio economic status which influences how we perceive different places
How does person and positionality influence how people may perceive the British History Museum?
- British people and tourists may approach the attraction with enquiry and curiosity. Therefore, they are more likely to support the existence of the history museum as it allows people to learn about the history and cultural traditions of past generations.
- People from areas such as Egypt will be less accepting of the Museum as the artefacts featured within the attraction were likely obtained through colonisation and therefore stolen from their original countries.
How does person and positionality influence how people may perceive the River Ganges?
- For religious groups, it is a site of spiritual significance, for example swimming in the Ganges River is the most sacred tradition in Hinduism.
- For local people, it is a source of dependency for life as many children collect litter from in the river to sell in order to afford to survive.
What is the location?
The physical point of where a place is.
What is a place?
A location which different meanings to various
What is a locale?
Locations in a place that are associated with everyday activities. These structure social interactions and people are likely to show behavioural traits specific with the locale.
What is the sense of place?
The subjective emotional attachment to a place which gives it meaning.
What is the place attachment graph?
A graph to show the relationship between the intensity of an experience and depth of attachment to a place.
What is a descriptive (location) approach to place?
An approach which views the world as a set of places which can be studied and is district.
What is a social constructionist (locale) approach to a place?
An approach in which place is a product of a particular set of processes occurring at a particular time.
What is a phenomenological (sense of place) approach?
An approach which is interested in how an individual person experiences place, recognising a highly personal relationship between place and person.
What is the concept of topophilia according to Tuan (1974)
A place that you feel safe and secure in which evokes happy memories and emotions.
Give an example of a place which I associate with topophilia.
Anglesey (Wales)
What is the concept of topophobia?
The irrational fear or dread of a place.
Give an example of topophobia in a local area.
George Orwell’s experience of Sheffield in March 1936 - “Sheffield, I suppose could justify claims to be called the ugliest town in the Old World”
Give an example of a personal experience of topophobia.
The Ramada Hotel, East Kilbride.
What are the 3 main components which affect a person’s sense of place?
- Activity
- Physical setting
- Meaning
What are some examples of activity which affect a person’s sense of place?
- Land uses
- Pedestrian flow
- Behaviour patterns
- Noise
- Vehicle flow
What are some examples of meaning that impact a person’s sense of place?
- Legibility (the possibility of organizing an environment within an imageable and coherent pattern)
- Cultural associations
- Perceived function and attraction
- Qualitative assessments
What are some examples of physical setting which impacts a person’s sense of place?
- Townscape
- Built form
- Permeability
- Microclimate
- Floorscape
- Landscape furniture
