Theoretical Approaches Flashcards
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Descriptive
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Idea that the world is a set of places and each place can be studied and is distinct
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Social constructionist approach
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Sees place as a product of a particular set of social processes occurring at a particular time
EG Trafalgar Square was built to commemorate a British naval victory in 1800’s
Could be understood as a place of empire and colonialism
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Phenomenological approach
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Interested in how an individual person experiences a place
Recognising a highly personal relationship between place and person
Topophila love of a place
