The nature and importance of changing places

What is the concept of place?

Place refers to location that has been given meaning by individuals or groups through lived experiences,emotions and social processes

Beyond physical location to include human perception,idenity and attachment

Difference between space and place

Space:A physical area with no meaning attached

Place:Space that has been given meaning through human experiences,relationships or understanding

Why is place important in human life and experience?

Provide a sense of idenity and belonging

Influence well being

Community and memory

What is an insider perspective on place?

The viewpoint of someone who is familiar with a place,feels a sense of belonging and idenitifies with it

-understand local norms,language and culture

What is an outsider perspecive on place?

The viewpoint of someone who feels excluded form a place-often unfamiliar with its social or cultural meanings

What can influence whether someone feels like an insider or outsider?

Age,gender,ethnicity,length of resdency

What are near places?

Places that are geologically close to where a person lives, often well-known and personally experienced, could also refer to emotional closeness, not just distance.

What are far places?

Places that are distant-either physically or emotionally

Globalisation and media mean people can now have strong attachments to far places

What are experienced places?

Places that an individual has personally visited or interacted with, forming direct emotional connections

What are media places?

Places that people know through representations in media rather that direct experience can create an idealised perception.

What is meant by the character of the place?

The distincitve identity of a place resulting from interaction of physical and human factors what makes one place different from another

What are endogenous factors?

Internal characteristics of a place that shape itsidenity-these come from within the place itself

-Location

-Physicalgeography

-landuse

-Infarstructure

How does location affect a place’s character?

Determines accessibility, proximity to resources and distinct features

How does topography influence place?

Affects land use,settlement patterns and accessibility

How does land use influence place identity?

-Determines how space is utilised

-Changes in land use can trasform a places character

How do demographic and economic characteristics influence place?

Population size,age and ethnicity affect community identiy

Employment types/income levels influence local culture,housing and social life

What are exogenous places?

External influences that shape a places character through relationships with other places

-Migration/flowsofpeople

-Investmentandtradelinks

-Globalisation