Terminology Flashcards
Culture
The arts and other manifestations of human and intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
Interconnection
A mutual connection between two or more things.
Placemaking
A collaborative process by which we can shape our public realm in order to maximise shared value. Place-making facilities creative patterns of use, paying particular attention to the physical, cultural and social identities that define a place and support its on going evolution.
Environment
The concept of environment is about the significance of the environment in human life, and the important interrelationships between humans and the environment.
Tourism:
The commercial organisation and operation of holidays and visits to places of interest.
Places:
A particular position, point, or area in a space; locations.
Spacial Distribution
How resources, activities, human demographics, or features of the landscape are arranged across the surface of the Earth. It is the physical location of salient features of a place.
- Important for statistics.
Ecotourism
Tourism to places having unspoiled natural resources, with minimal impact on the environment being a primary concern.
Social Connectedness
The measure of how people come together and interact.
Globalism
The world is becoming connected by trade and culture exchange. Globalism has increased the production of goods and services.