The nature and importance of places- Strand 1 Flashcards
Tourist Gaze
Organised by business entrepreneurs and governments and consumed by the public.
Location
where a place is on a map, its latitude and longitude coordinates
Locale
A place is shaped by the people people, cultures and customs within it.
Sense of place
subjective and emotional attachments people have to a place.
Insiders
people who live in a place.
Outsiders
people who visit the place.
What’s an outsider’s perspective?
neutral- opinion isn’t affected
Whats’s an insider’s perspective?
intimate-know a place very well
Things Insiders are or can do?
1) born there or parents born there
2) Able to access all countries citizenship benefits
3) Can work and vote in that country
4) Understands the ways of the area and adapted yourself to fit
5) should have a sense of place
Things Outsiders are or can do?
1) May be seeking asylum
2) Don’t understand ways of locals
3) May be isolated
Sense of place, can be so strong that?
it features as a central part of our identity
what 3 things can change the nature of a place?
- social
- economic
- environmental
Far Places
global in scale and include both physical and virtual spaces.
Near Places
local area where people live, work and places they visit regularly, e.g A shopping center.
Experienced Places
Places we know and have visited. May include the work place.
Media Places
Virtual world, which undermines the traditional relationship between the physical and the social setting.
Private Places
experienced and people have specific attachments.
Public Places
Places which are connected to natural history, art or state of power.
Place
Locations with meaning
Endogenous
Factors affecting the characteristics of a place from within.
Exogenous
Factors affecting the character of a place from the outside.
Examples of Endogenous factors
- Land use
- Topography
- Physical Geography
- Infrastructure
- Demographics
- Built environment
- Location
- Economic characteristics
Examples of Exogenous factors
- Flows of people
- Flows of investment
- Flows of resources
- Flows of ideas
- Flow of capital
Placelessness
loss of uniqueness of a place in the cultural landscape.
3 main parts to the importance of a place to someone?
- identity
- belonging
- well-being
field of care?
bond between people and place or setting.
3 main aspects of a place?
- location
- locale
- sense of place
