Geography human changing places

Geographic sense of place

1. a place becomes meaningful through emotional attachment and experience g.g. Home

2. physically: a building with room

3. emotionally: a space with memories, personality and social interaction

geographic sense of space

an area with no significant meaning to an individual

this idea can change person-to-person based on experiences differing in that space

factor effecting sense of place: age and gender

Age

1. children focus on safety and play spaces

2. teenagers value social places, cultural scenes and independence

3. older adults seek quietness, community and accessibility

gender:

1. women may see some places unsafe at night

2. men and women may use recreational space differently

factor effecting sense of place: ethnicity and religion and class

ethnicity:

1. backgrounds influence cultural meaning behind places

2. included in multicultural areas with traditions reflecting identity and excluded in with discrimination

Religion:

1. sacred spaces gives spiritual significance

2. conflicts or tensions can create negative feelings toward certain places

class

1. where people afford to live and what amenities they can access

Relph - Placelessness

• the loss of uniequeness and identitiy in placed caused by globalisation

• places being to look and feel the same, loosing distinct character

  • places may feel less attatchment or emotional connection

Tuan - Topophilia

Topophilia - ‘The love of a place’ the strong and cultural attachment to specific location

based around memories, experiences and cultural significance

Massey - dynamic place

1. places ar not bound - they are dynamic, interconnected and shaped by global processes

2. a progressive sense of place - a mix of connections that flows through areas which is never finished and a place belongs to everyone who interacts with it

3. goes against ideas that a place must stay the same forever

4. globalisation does not destroy place, it creates new forms of identity

Llandudno - mini fact file

Census data 

• Population of 19,700, with 97% being white 

• Lower health average compared to England and Wales 

• Majority Christian or no religion area 

• 27% population retired  

Tourism: shaped Llandudno over 150 years  

• Smallest house in the world  

• Castles  

• Happey Valley botanical gardens  

• Llandudno pier  

Insider and outsider perspective

insider - someone who knows a place well and is familiar with he topography but also daily rhythms and events

outsider - someone who does not know a place well (visitor or tourist) or a marginalised person such as the homeless

media shaping place: Shameless

1. shows rough, gritty city and not afraid of breaking the law

2. uses council houser and reinforcing rough stereotypes of Manchest

3. relates to people with similar experiences

4. insider perspective of how community is made by local people

media shaping place: Oasis

working class pride, youth rebellion, became and unofficial anthem of the Manchester area

media shaping place: Poetry - this is the place: Tony Wals

1. shows a rough city with a strong heart which can come together during tough times

2. ‘northern grit, Northern wit, recessions, depressions and dark times’

3. was written after the Manchester Bombings and represents struggles in the insider community

Endogenous forces

characteristics of the place itself or factors originating internally within a place

exogenoues forces

characteristics of a place that originate from outside of a place and provide linkages and relationships with and to other places

Endogenous factors - examples

1. location

2. topography - heihgt of land

3. physical geography - draiange, soil type

4. land use

5. built environment - age and type of buildings

6. infrastructure

7. demographic - ethnicities

8. economic

Exogenous factors - examples

migration - movment of people changing cultural identity and economy

globalisation - TNC’s bringing investment and job opportunities

tourism - gentrification, seasonal employment and environmental pressures

industry - deindustrialisation lead to economic growth or decline

farming - changes in external markets, subsidies or climate change d

endogenous factors - Bromsgrove

• built environment - moslty green belt and countryside

• economic characteristics - local jobs in retail and light industry with tertiary jobs in Birmingham

• physical geography / topography - rural setting, rolling hills, woodland on higher land

• infrastructure - good road and rail links to both Birmingham and Worcester, schools GP and leisure centres

• demographic - older and family populations, middle-income, lower population density

Endogenous factors: Llandudno

land use - tourist town with open land and shops and cafes

topography - flat town centre, coastal, elevated cliffs and viewpoints

physical geography - North coast of Wales, limestone geology, exposed to coastal winds and erosion

economic changes - grew from Victorian era tourism, now has day-trippers and a retirement economy

infrastructure - road links, railway station to major cities, school, hospital and elderly care service