changing places

Location defintion

Physical point of where a place is

Place defintion

A location which has different meanings to various people

Locales defintion

Locations in a place that are associated with everyday activities e.g. schools → structures social interactions, people show behavioural traits specific in a locale

Explain sense of place

Subjective emotional attachment to a place which gives it meaning e.g. sense of place to childhood home

Placelessness

Place is not unique, clone towns due to the dominance of chain shops BUT place is about people and diff peopl will interact in the different locales then these places are unique

Explain attachment

Attachment to place grows stronger over time = more experiences (experiences have diff level of intensities) = greater attachment, greater intensity

Topophilia

The love of a place having a strong attachment

Topophobia

The dislike of a place BUT may experiences this and sill have attachent but may negative

Type of places

1. Near

2. Far

3. Experienced

4. Media

Explain near place

Close, subjective

Explain far place

Distant = far and near place may have more emotional meaning, feel far away emotionally

Explain experienced place

Places that we actually have visited

• argue that you have to visit to create emotional attachment others argue that desire to see or through media = attachment

Explain media places

Places we have not visited but seen through media

• argue that you have to visit to create stronger attachment

• Media sources can change our sense of place subconsciously

Explain genius loci

The spirit of a place = place has unique spirit or atm, based on location

What is place chracter

Specific qualities, attributes or features of location that makes it unqiue, affected by exogenous and endogenous

What are endogenous factors

Originate from within the place and are local

Examples of endogenous factors

1. Land use = urban/rural

2. Topography = the relief and lie of land

3. Physical geography = natural features e.g. waterfalls

4. Infrastructure = roads, parks, health care

5. Demographic characterisitics = age, gender, ethnicity

6. Location = distance to coast etc

7. Economic chracterisitics = in debt, again industries, economic sectors

What is exogenous factors

Originate frm outside the place and provide linkages and relationships with and to other places

Examples of exogenous factors

1. People = impact of tourist is, migrants, refugees, changing number of people over time

2. Money and ibvestment = trade deals, major events, new businesses

3. Resources = availibility og raw materials, products, food, water and energy

4. Ideas

Waht will happen over time with these factors

Endogenous factors will be shaped by the changing flows of exogenous factors