Changing Places
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fhrx92
1. What are the Location, locale and sense of place
three aspects of
place?
2. What is location? 'Where' a place is (the coordinates on a map)
3. What is locale? Each place is made up of a series of locales where everyday life activities take place.
eg: an office / home /park/church. These locales dictate our social interactions
and help forge attitudes, values and behaviours. We naturally behave differently
in these places. A place is shaped by the people, cultures and customs
4. What is sense of The subjective and emotional attachment people have to a place. This may be
place? completely different to another individual within the same area.
The depth of feeling we have for a place is influenced by the depth of our
knowledge + understanding of it - Yi-Fu Tuan
5. Mount Snowdon: - Highest peak in England and Wales
a special place - More than 360 000 people climb Snowdon annually. Others take train up to
peak
, Changing Places
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fhrx92
- Reaching the peak of Snowdon is a memorable event (spectacular views). Many
people feel this is a special place.
6. What is Place- If some places are special, others suffer from placelessness. Idea that a particular
lessness? landscape (eg: airport terminal) could be anywhere because it lacks uniqueness.
Geographers propose that this occurs when global forces have a greater influence
on shaping a place than local factors. eg: McDonald's/British High Streets
7. What is the Places organised by business entrepreneurs and governments, and consumed by
tourist gaze? the public
- Even sites where large numbers of people were killed like Ground Zero are
marketed and managed by tourism professionals. They choose what visitors are
allowed to access - they mediate our experience of the place.
- Tourist sites have a different meaning and importance for each visitor
- Each visitor's senses will be attuned differently and see a location through the
'spectacles' of their prior experiences.
- Religious beliefs / ethnicity /sexuality will influence how a tourist perceives a
place. Differing perceptions of a place can lead to conflict.
8. 9/11 Memorial, - Places are changing all the time like Ground Zero: former site of World Trade
New York: Differ- Centre.
, Changing Places
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fhrx92
ing opinions on a - Tourists may find it educational BUT locals may feel it is not a place of comfort and
place don't appreciate the attempt to make money from the event through gift shops
and merchandise. For them a tragedy should not be capitalised for generating
wealth and entertaining visitors.
- Tour operators may argue that by educating visitors, they can understand the
locals' perspective on the place.
9. Identity and - Our sense of place, the meaning we give to a location, can be so strong that it
Place features as a central part of our identity.
- People strongly identify with different places from regional (Leicester) to conti-
nental (Europe)
- Our identity can have layers/number of facets that derive from different aspects
of their family history, upbringing and experience.
Eg: Sense of place = Britain and Identity then = British
10. Insiders Someone who feels safe, secure and 'at home' in a place; they understand social
norms and feel included. They can play an active social and economic role in
society.
11. Outsiders Someone who feels homesick, alienated or excluded from society in a specific
place; they may not be able to take an active role in society/at work/school due to
socially constructed barriers.
, Changing Places
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fhrx92
12. Typical charac- - Born in that place/ parents were
teristics of insid- - Holds passport of this place, can vote + claim benefits
ers - Fluent in local language
- Conforms to social norms
- State of mind: Safe, secure, content
13. Typical charac- - Not born there/ parents were immigrants
teristics of out- - Temporary visitor/ limited visa
siders - Not fluent. Don't understand local idioms
- Feels homesick
14. Social and spatial - Insiders and outsiders have different perspectives on a place.
exclusion - All places are shaped by people and understood by them in different ways.
Anyone whose behavior varies from what is considered 'normal' may feel uncom-
fortable.
- The dominant groups who have the economic, social and cultural power in a
location/society may make such 'wrongdoers' feel out of place.
-Excluded groups may include: ethnic minorities/ or ppl who are local nationals
(born + raised in a place but feel excluded from it)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fhrx92
1. What are the Location, locale and sense of place
three aspects of
place?
2. What is location? 'Where' a place is (the coordinates on a map)
3. What is locale? Each place is made up of a series of locales where everyday life activities take place.
eg: an office / home /park/church. These locales dictate our social interactions
and help forge attitudes, values and behaviours. We naturally behave differently
in these places. A place is shaped by the people, cultures and customs
4. What is sense of The subjective and emotional attachment people have to a place. This may be
place? completely different to another individual within the same area.
The depth of feeling we have for a place is influenced by the depth of our
knowledge + understanding of it - Yi-Fu Tuan
5. Mount Snowdon: - Highest peak in England and Wales
a special place - More than 360 000 people climb Snowdon annually. Others take train up to
peak
, Changing Places
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fhrx92
- Reaching the peak of Snowdon is a memorable event (spectacular views). Many
people feel this is a special place.
6. What is Place- If some places are special, others suffer from placelessness. Idea that a particular
lessness? landscape (eg: airport terminal) could be anywhere because it lacks uniqueness.
Geographers propose that this occurs when global forces have a greater influence
on shaping a place than local factors. eg: McDonald's/British High Streets
7. What is the Places organised by business entrepreneurs and governments, and consumed by
tourist gaze? the public
- Even sites where large numbers of people were killed like Ground Zero are
marketed and managed by tourism professionals. They choose what visitors are
allowed to access - they mediate our experience of the place.
- Tourist sites have a different meaning and importance for each visitor
- Each visitor's senses will be attuned differently and see a location through the
'spectacles' of their prior experiences.
- Religious beliefs / ethnicity /sexuality will influence how a tourist perceives a
place. Differing perceptions of a place can lead to conflict.
8. 9/11 Memorial, - Places are changing all the time like Ground Zero: former site of World Trade
New York: Differ- Centre.
, Changing Places
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fhrx92
ing opinions on a - Tourists may find it educational BUT locals may feel it is not a place of comfort and
place don't appreciate the attempt to make money from the event through gift shops
and merchandise. For them a tragedy should not be capitalised for generating
wealth and entertaining visitors.
- Tour operators may argue that by educating visitors, they can understand the
locals' perspective on the place.
9. Identity and - Our sense of place, the meaning we give to a location, can be so strong that it
Place features as a central part of our identity.
- People strongly identify with different places from regional (Leicester) to conti-
nental (Europe)
- Our identity can have layers/number of facets that derive from different aspects
of their family history, upbringing and experience.
Eg: Sense of place = Britain and Identity then = British
10. Insiders Someone who feels safe, secure and 'at home' in a place; they understand social
norms and feel included. They can play an active social and economic role in
society.
11. Outsiders Someone who feels homesick, alienated or excluded from society in a specific
place; they may not be able to take an active role in society/at work/school due to
socially constructed barriers.
, Changing Places
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fhrx92
12. Typical charac- - Born in that place/ parents were
teristics of insid- - Holds passport of this place, can vote + claim benefits
ers - Fluent in local language
- Conforms to social norms
- State of mind: Safe, secure, content
13. Typical charac- - Not born there/ parents were immigrants
teristics of out- - Temporary visitor/ limited visa
siders - Not fluent. Don't understand local idioms
- Feels homesick
14. Social and spatial - Insiders and outsiders have different perspectives on a place.
exclusion - All places are shaped by people and understood by them in different ways.
Anyone whose behavior varies from what is considered 'normal' may feel uncom-
fortable.
- The dominant groups who have the economic, social and cultural power in a
location/society may make such 'wrongdoers' feel out of place.
-Excluded groups may include: ethnic minorities/ or ppl who are local nationals
(born + raised in a place but feel excluded from it)
