Character of a Place Geography Definition

This core theme explores key theoretical concepts and perspectives in order to identify and research the geographical nature of place. The topic requires students to investigate a local place in which they study or live and at least one further contrasting place.

Place can be understood as a geographical nexus of connections and linkages between flows of people, resources, information, investment or capital, which all come together in and define a geographical location or locality. Students must have an awareness of how these shifting connections shape the demographic, socio-economic and cultural characteristics of a place and how this accounts for places to be so dynamic at all geographical scales.

Place can also be understood in terms of the cultural meaning attached to it by particular individuals and/or groups. How and why people perceive place in different ways may be based on their own identity, age, gender, sexuality or class, but it can also be based on the previous heritage or the current nature of a certain place. Students must develop an awareness that representations and meanings of place are constantly being remade over time and help to shape the actions and behaviour of individuals, groups, businesses and institutions in these places.

Brand (2020) – 'Capturing a 'sense of place' through fieldwork',Teaching Geography

A description of how video ethnography techniques can evoke 'atmosphere', adding a perspective to the study of place and making A level fieldwork more meaningful.

Top Spec Geography: Changing Places by Emma Rawlings Smith, Simon Oakes and Alastair Owens

This book meets the requirements of the 2016 A levels in England and Wales. The book explains how meanings and representations that are attached to places help to shape human actions and behaviours that affect places and how relationships that exist between people, economy, society and environment can explain why places are constantly changing..

Changing Place; Changing Places

Twelve articles from Geography matters, addressing the concepts of place and changing places, to support planning this core theme (contents page)

Changing Places

Six articles from Geography , addressing the concept of place, studentification, the changing urban environment of Beirut, the changing ethnic composition of urban neighbourhoods in England and Wales, the notion of urban renaissance and urban heritage trails (contents page).

Changing Places

Six articles from Teaching Geography, addressing the concept and teaching of place, urban regeneration and change.

Changing Places case studies.

Six articles from Teaching Geography, addressing place concepts, processes and teaching approaches, with case studies from  the London Olympics, Scarborough and Egypt.

Reflections on place

A Teaching Geography article by Eleanor Rawling, reflecting on the importance of 'place' in geography over 50 years.

Changing Places Resource booklet.

Produced for a GA changing places CPD event by Emma Rawlings Smith. It develops an understanding of place, looks at how and why places are changing and explores some teaching strategies for teaching about place.

In this five-minute video aimed at A level and university students, Professor Danny Dorling talks about population growth and decline, immigration and the prospects for the UK following the referendum for the UK to leave the EU.

Connections and thinking across scales

In this three-minute video, Professor Peter Jackson explains how geographic thinking can be used to find connections in the world which are not immediately apparent. For example, how the global north and the south,)are connected. The video begins a discussion on how factors like demography, food production and energy production are truly global systems.

Urbanisation

In this seven minute video, Dr. Charlotte Lemanski discusses urbanisation, its meaning and common misconceptions, where it is happening, key terminology and data used to measure the process.

Urban poverty

In this six minute video, Dr. Charlotte Lemanski defines poverty and urban poverty, the effects of urbanisation on poverty in the urban South, ,how urban poverty differs from rural poverty and the wider implications of urban poverty.

Population and housing in the UK

Outlines for ten fully-resourced lessons supporting planning on urban areas or and rural change.

Thinking Global, Looking Local. Excerpts from Simon Oakes' GA Annual Conference lecture, addressing 'changing place, changing places, Part 1 and Part 2

Dr. Simon Oakes delivers an exciting session at the 2015 Geographical Association Conference in Manchester. His session supports the Eduqas AS/A level Geography qualifications first teaching in September 2016. Part 1 and Part 2 videos are all about the 'Changing place; changing places' core theme.

Part 1

Part 2

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Character of a Place Geography Definition

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