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Geographical Consolidated Concepts
Geography in Everyday Life: Chapter 1
Chapter 1.1
What is the relationship between people and nature?
Local communities and nature areas are dependent upon each other
Local communities and nearby nature areas are dependent on each other
Nature can benefit humans
Lowering air temperature
Providing recreational spaces
Removing pollutants
Humans can benefit nature
Local communities can raise awareness
Local communities can organise or participate in conservation efforts
Disadvantages people and nature bring to each other
People bring disadvantages to nature
Causing soil erosion and damaging vegetation
People will compact the soil as they hike along non-designated trails
Prevents rainwater from infiltrating the soil and leads to higher surface flows
People might trample on vegetation
damages plants and affects their growth
Worsening pollution and disturbing wildlife
People litter, worsens pollution in nature areas
animals may get trapped or cut, injuring or even killing them
animals may also mistake litter for food, causing them to get hurt and suffer
Humans feed wild animals
Changes animals' behaviour
animals associate food with people, causes conflicts
nature brings disadvantages to people
Due to human and wildlife encounters increasing
Urban expansion
Increasing interest in outdoor recreation
greening efforts by Singapore
with urban wildlife population increasing, people might unintentionally provoke animals, leading to attacks
Animals being confused and fearful as they enter urban areas, increases likelihood of attacking people when fearful or triggered
Environmental protection may be perceived to be limiting development
Chapter 1.2
What is sense of place?
Developed when people associate meanings and memories with locations
Reflects relationship people have with places around them
Builds our identity and enables us to understand ourselves and others better
Derived from experiences with the natural and built environments and interactions at these locations
highly personal and subjective
How do people acquire a sense of place in their neighbourhood?
repeated encounters with objects and people
Significant or memorable events at local landmarks and gathering places
How representations of sense of place contradict and enhance an individual's sense of place?
Different emotions expressed in the media
Shapes our identity, hence we respond well to representations that agree with how we feel about places in our neighbourhood
Add new layers of meaning to these places by revealing interesting information about them
how is a sense of place represented?
Through different forms and types of media
Chapter 1.3
What are regions?
Areas with similar physical and human characteristics
Vary in size
may be classified along to
Environmental characteristics
Human characteristics
Geographical location
Sphere of influence of service, events and object on other locations in the area
Its boundaries are where effect of service, events or objects are largely absent
What are spatial patterns?
reflect non-random arrangements that are recognisable as shapes, cluster, or geometry
What are spatial associations?
Refer to the tendency of service, events and objects to be located near each other
Suggest connections between services, events or objects
Understanding them in our neighbourhoods enhances our daily living
Chapter 1.4
What are spatial scales?
Refer to the extent of an area where a phenomenon or process takes place
They can be hierarchies including global, regional and local
Nested are smaller areas withing larger areas
Knowing them helps us understand how events and processes may affect people and nature at other spatial areas
Examining phenomena and processes at different scales can provide us with different perspectives based on the spatial patterns and trends involved
Singapore's Town Planning Serves Residents and Provides for Nature at Precinct, Neighbourhood and Town Levels
Land in each town is mostly allocated for housing, industrial and commercial development
Remaining land is allocated to roads, schools, parks and other vital facilities
Facilities at the precinct, neighbourhood and town levels
enable each town to be self-sufficient and provide employment opportunities
Them often complementing each other
It also provides connections and synergies across precincts, neighbourhood and towns
Connections and synergies are created to achieve sustainability
Long term plans at national level seek to achieve this by optimising scare land resources to cater to the diverse needs of current and future generations
Accomodating other uses not located in cities typically, urban planners in Singapore need to plan for military and airport facilities, wastewater treatment plants and power stations