Changing Places: Key Concepts in Human Geography

Flashcards covering key terms and concepts from the lecture on the significance of place in human geography.

Place

A meaningful location shaped by human experience, perception, and connections.

Importance of Place

Places influence identity, memory, behavior, and emotional attachment.

Insider Perspective

A person who feels familiar and connected with a place.

Outsider Perspective

A person who feels alienated or unfamiliar with a place.

Near Places

Places that are physically or experientially close.

Far Places

Places that are physically distant or emotionally disconnected.

Experienced Places

Places that individuals have directly visited and experienced.

Media Places

Places known through media representation rather than firsthand experience.

Endogenous Factors

Internal characteristics of a place such as location, topography, physical geography, land use, infrastructure, demographics, economy.

Location Influence

Determines accessibility, connectivity, and relationships with other places.

Topography Influence

Influences land use, development, flood risk, and natural features.

Physical Geography Influence

Climate, geology, and natural resources affect human activity and settlement.

Land Use Influence

Determines economic function, residential patterns, and aesthetics.

Built Environment

Shapes sense of place through architecture, layout, and visual identity.

Infrastructure's Role

Roads, transport, utilities, and communication affect connectivity and services.

Demographic Characteristics

Includes age, ethnicity, gender, household size, health.

Economic Characteristics

Includes income, employment types, and business activity.

Exogenous Factors

External influences like migration, trade, tourism, globalization.

External Relationships

Flows of goods, people, money, and ideas shape place evolution.

Connections Influence

Influence economic development, cultural diversity, and urban change.

Meanings and Representations

Representations shape identity, engagement, and perception.

Scales of Influence

All scales influence development, connections, and character.

Continuity and Change

Affect experiences, opportunities, and sense of belonging.

Changing Demographics Impact

Alters housing, services, schools, and employment needs.

Shifting Cultural Characteristics

Changes culture, identity, values, and integration.

Economic Change Impact

Brings regeneration or decline, reshaping place purpose.

Social Inequality

Unequal access to housing, healthcare, education, and income.

Flows of People Influence

Migration and tourism influence diversity and demand.

Flows of Resources Shape

Flows of food, fuel, and materials alter infrastructure and economy.

Money and Investment Flows

Investment attracts growth; lack of it causes decline.

Flows of Ideas Influence

Cultural values, ideologies, and trends shape place meaning.

Government Policies Impact

Policies on housing, regeneration, zoning, and investment reshape place.

TNC Influence

Transnational corporations change employment, infrastructure, and identity.

Global Institutions Impact

Global institutions like the IMF or UN shape policy and development.

Past Connections Influence

History of trade, migration, events influences identity and layout.

Present Connections Influence

Current global and local links shape economy, culture, and planning.

Attachment to Places

Formed through memory, use, routines, and emotional experiences.

Lived Experience of Place

Firsthand experiences that shape emotional and practical connection to place.

Differing Perceptions

Different groups and individuals see places differently based on identity and context.

Identity and Place Meanings

Identity and perception are shaped by how people interpret and experience places.

Government Influence on Meaning

Through branding, redevelopment, and planning initiatives.

Corporate Bodies Influence

Through marketing, investment, and physical transformations.

Community's Role

Influence place meaning through activism, culture, and local projects.

Artistic Representations of Place

Films, photography, music, painting, literature, and performance.

Formal Representations of Place

Maps, statistics, surveys, and census data.

Contrast in Representations

Artistic sources are emotional or symbolic; formal ones are factual but impersonal.

Historical Influences

Historical processes such as industrialization or regeneration influence current economy and society.

Quantitative Data in Place Studies

Data such as census figures, IMD, land use stats reveal objective patterns.

Qualitative Data Representation

Sources like interviews, media, art, and stories reflect lived experience.

Geospatial Data

GIS and digital mapping visualize patterns, flows, and spatial relationships.

Importance of Data Types

Both show different truths—quantitative is objective, qualitative is experiential.

Local Place Study Aim

To explore continuity and change in a familiar place.

Contrasting Place Study Aim

To compare change and identity in a distinctively different location.

Focus of Place Studies

Both place studies focus on lived experience in both past and present.

Thematic Options for Place Studies

Either (A) changing demographic and cultural characteristics or (B) economic change and social inequalities.

Quantitative Sources for Place Representation

Census data, land use maps, deprivation indices, travel flows.

Qualitative Sources for Place Representation

Interviews, oral history, films, photographs, newspapers, songs, social.