Changing Places

• What is a place?

  A space with meaning.
• What is a space?

  -an area with no meaning.
• What is locale?

  -what the particular area holds. Eg social life, activities, shops, family house.
• What is location?

  The destination of a place. Eg the north west.
• what is sense of place?

  how somebody feels and what it means to you based on your experience.
• give an example of sene of place.

  people will have memories of Oldham and Rochdale, and feelings towards the place that may of us will call home. this is called sense of place.
• People have different perceptions of places, they are special to some but indifferent to others. Places are always changing too.

  For example, the 9/11 Twin Towers memorial is perceived by some as a beautiful tourist attraction as people will have no experience attached. however, some people may perceive it as an extremely sad place and have a different sense of place.
• what is the tourist gaze?

  businesses / the government create a perception of places Place through media. however, some peoples perceptions of place are also determined by their positionality and experiences ect.
• what is placelessness?

  the idea that the particular landscape could be anywhere because it lacks uniqueness. this occurs when global forces have a greater influence on shaping places that local factors.
• What is the descriptive approach to a place?

  each place is distinct and can be studied separately, generally by their physical characteristics.
• What is the social constructionist approach to a place?

  place is dependent on the social process occurring at a particular time. Eg, a football stadium is a different when it is full compared to when it is empty.
• what is the phenomenological approach to a place?

  • only interested in how an individual personal experiences a place. only get to understand place through human perception and experience.
• the more time we spend in a place, the more we learn and get attatched to it.

  factors that can affect out attachment to a place could be:

  -how often we visit/spend time there

  -who is there

  -what you do whilst your there

  -the climate
• What is localism?

  -preference for your area (in close proximity to you)

  • it includes affection or particular ownership of a place.
  • ‘NIMBY-ism’ (not in my back yard) - people don’t want changes in their region.
• what is regionalism?

  consciousness of, and loyalty to a distant region with a population that shares similarities.
• what is nationalism?

  loyalty and devotion to a nation. can be endgineeered by the government.
• This is the place by Tony Walsh is a poem written on the community and identity of Manchester. The poem uses lots of slang and explores community sense to show what It’s like living In manchester from and insider perspective. Some quotes from the poem are;

  • ‘the Mancunian way to survive and thrive‘
  • ‘Me mam lived and died here, she loved it she did‘
  • ‘This is the place that has helped shape the world.’
• what is counter urbanisation?

  Moving from rural to urban. Eg, manchester to uppermill
• What is social and spatial exclusion?

  -social, feeling out of place or not belonging to a certain society’s. This could result as poverty or perhaps belonging to a minority group.

  -spatial, certain areas being excluded from society; usually chosen by the government due to a lack of investment.
• What are gated communities?

  -enclosed housing estates where access is strictly controlled and residents can only go in and out.

  -larger gated communities share local amenities so it is possible to complete daily activities without leaving.

  -most gated communities are in London.

  • 2004 (1000) gated communities across the countries.
• Is Rural England excluded?

  -most immigrant populations arriving to england moved into urban areas ie. London, Birmingham. -as a result cities are home to large black and Asian populations, as rural areas have large hire populations.

  -at the end of the Industrial Revolution, people began to move to the countrysideAs a symbol of ideal britain.
• What does it mean to belong to a place?

  to be apart of the community.
• what is wellbeing?

  the state of being happy, comfortable and healthy. improves perception of places and makes you feel more like an insider.
• What is A near place?

  a physically close and accessible place.
• what is a far place?

  -a place that is physically inaccessible. places with poor transport suffer from this
• what is a media place

  • somewhere youve read about/seen on tv/social media
• what is experienced places?

  -somewhere you’ve have been too an probably feel more like and insider;

  Topophilia: a love for a place

  Topophobia: the hate for a place
• Define globalisation.

  Highstreets and shopping malls are loosing identity and becoming clone towns. (All looking the same) big brands and well know industries are taking over.
• what is global marketing?

  Where all products are advertised the same and the same products are advertised
• what is glocalisation?

  -products or services that are distributed globally but are fashioned to appeal to a local market.

  Eg. In Hindu countries, beef has been removed off the menu
• What is localisation?

  a political symbol for people fighting against globalisation.

  Eg. Bristol pound 2012 - 2015 residents can use it to pay council tax. This also encourages less people to move away from the area.
• Totness case study.

  Totness is a small historic town in devon which combines stunning countryside with shopping, local food and drink and attractions. It is very popular with tourist. When costa wanted to open a branch there, local residents began an anti costa campaign to prevent the costa chain from opening in the town.

  The campaign collected 5750 signatures. As costa has multiple branches across the country, Totness was worried that costa (costa is a chain store) would over take the already thriving small buisnesses. Totness wanted to keep the town unique.
• what factors affect a place?

  Location, climate, geography, culture, economy, politics, traditions, the people, topography.
• Aberdeen (also known as granite city) is known for its dark buildings/ houses that make the village quite a foreboding feeling. However, this characteristic gives Aberdeen identity and stand out from other citys.
• what are endogenous factors?

  Internal factors that help shape a place;

  • topography - shape of the land
  • physical geography (river valleys an geology)
  • infrastructure
  • demographic characteristics (ageing population, ethnic groups)
  • economic characteristics - types of industry.
• what is an exogenous factor?

  External factors that help shape the character of a place, these are generally the relationships that a place has with other places that affect it character. Eg;

  • Traffic
  • People (more ethnic food stores and migration)
  • Social media - fashion trends (people copy)
  • Resources- workers from other towns
• Rural areas can be classified As;

  -accessible rural villages (eg. Uppermill)

  -villages in national parks or areas of attractive scenery (Castleton)

  -the most remote rural villages (outer Hebrides in Scotland)
• What changes have taken place in uppermill?

  COUNTERURBANISATION!!! - this is migration of people from major urban areas to smaller rural settlements. this leads to the growth of rural urban areas beyond the main city.

  what caused these changes?:

  -a negative reaction to city life

  -to want to live in a cleaner and quieter environment

  -people may work from home

  -more space

  What are the effects of this change?

  -population increase by 26%

  -increased house prices

  -more traffic

  -may loose its character and high end shops
• what changes have taken place in castleton?

  an increase of second homes, and services are becoming more for tourists.

  What has caused these changes?

  -increase desire for second homes

  What are the effects of these changes?

  -locals are priced out eh housing market and move out.

  -conflict between villages and second home owners.

  -not many permanent residents
• (most remote rural village) what changes have taken place in the outer Hebrides?

  -an ageing population leading to rural depoulation

  What has caused these changes?

  -too remote, sense of being it off from things

  -harsh winters

  -lack of transport to mainland

  -not many jobs

  What are the effects of these changes?

  -the population has halved since 1901

  -ageing population

  -lack of services