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Introduction to places - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Places are old-fashioned and globalisation has changed the idea of place
      - Globalisation has made places more interconnected
    - - This theory suggests that a place is made up of three things which can be combined to create a place indenity
      - Sense of place
        
        Feelings and emotions in a place
      - Locale
        
        Physical environment, buildings and scenery
      - Location
        
        Proximity to other places, geographical location affecting climate, resources
    - - Places change over time as people move in and out
      - A build up of memories over time affects the feeling of a place
    - - Place allows those with power to trap others
- - - - Women may feel more scared giving them a more negative place perception
      - History of violence against women in an area will reduce positive perception
  - - - As your role changes you may get a better place perception as you have more control over what the place looks and feels like
  - - - Places of worship like churches
      - Places of historic significance like Jerusalem
    - - Holocaust Memorial sites
- - - - Allows an image to be created
      - Since the idea of a place is subjective anyway it is ok for an image to present one side of a place
    - - Subjective and biased
      - Not factual or useful form of information
  - - - Maps
      - Census
      - GCSE results
      - Data on birth and death rates
    - - Not biased or subjective
      - Provides factual and reliable information to format a place identity
    - - Does not provide an image about a place
      - Stats don't always mean the same in all places (low GCSE rate may be because children are taught differently etc.
- - - - Wealth, health, housing
    - - Festivals, history, tourism
    - - Councils, national governments, supra-national governments
    - - Style, age, material, density, green-space
    - - Altitude, geology, climate, location, topography
    - - Age, gender, race, population
  - - - Built environment
        
        Buildings at the heart protected and only some new development can occur in the outskirts
      - Physical
        
        Estuary environment with tidal flats up to 1.5km inland
        
        Pebbled beaches
        
        Settlement is on the Mouth of the River Exe
      - Demography
        
        65% 60+
        
        Some younger people support population by commuting to Exeter for work
        
        99.9% white
      - Healthy population
      - Most middle class
      - Links to Exeter by train support workers in Hospital, Met Office, University
      - Culture
        
        Holiday homes for tourists
      - Traditionally a fishing ecnonomy
      - Politics
        
        Dorset county council
        
        Exmouth district council
      - History
        
        Settled by Anglo Saxons because of good channel links for trade
        
        Industrial revolution encouraged shipbuilding and the shellfish industry to expand
        
        Globalisation meant shipbuilding stopped because ships needed to be larger
        
        Railway connection to Exeter allowed economic and population growth
        
        Distance from London limited international migration
        
        Growth caused an influx of upper class workers from London looking for a quieter rural life
        
        Many middle class workers lived here at the time
        
        Became a small trading port and town supported by fishing
      - How shifting flows of people, resources, money and investment have affected place overtime
        
        Railways have improved connections to Exeter
        
        Knowledge economy has benefited commuters
        
        Shellfish industry has expanded because of globalisation
    - - Place characteristics
        
        Physical
        
        Place built on Mersey River
        
        Demography
        
        65% white
        
        Black people from Carribean
        
        South Asian population
        
        Many young people - very few old people
        
        Culture
        
        Very varied culture with many festivals and traditions from all over the world
        
        Eid, Ramadan, Diwali
        
        Socio-economics
        
        Lots of poverty
        
        Low health statistics
        
        Riots of 1981
        
        High unemployment
        
        Built environment
        
        Lots of development as place is frequently changing to accomodate more people
        
        Religious buildings and restaurants from many cultures
        
        Politics
        
        Mersey riverside ward
        
        Liverpool district council
      - History
        
        A manor which was settled by Anglo Saxons became a working port
        
        During the industrial revolution area became known for manufacturing ships
        
        Fall of the industrial revolution led to unemployment, poverty and pollution
        
        Only recent development has improved the area, including funding from the EU
      - Globalisation, technology and connections
        
        Funding from EU to build offshore wind farm
        
        Liverpool art gallery
        
        Science park