Changing Places Changing Places What does this mean

Changing Places.

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Place ¢ Geography at university l l ¢ Not only the study of places But also the study of place – the relations between people and place “behind our everyday ‘being-in-the-world’ (what we do, what we experience, how we physically interact with the world and its people) are extraordinary sets of relationships between people and places which have become the foci for much contemporary geographical inquiry” (Holloway & Hubbard, 2000, p 6)

¢ What are the important landmarks in your town (that you might use to advertise your area for tourism, for example)? ¢ What are the important landmarks to you in your everyday life (are these different)? ¢ What is your favourite place (in your town or elsewhere)? l l What makes it special? How does it make you feel?

¢ How is your town changing? ¢ What developments have happened in recent years? What problems does your town have? What opportunities are there to improve your town? ¢ ¢

Discussion ¢ What does your town mean to you? ¢ 1. Name four good things about your town l ¢ 2. Name four bad things about your town l ¢ Social, environmental, economic changes (etc) 4. Name four new developments you’d like to make. l ¢ Social, environmental, economic, amenity problems? 3. Name four changes that have happened in your town l ¢ For tourists, for you, what are your favourite places? If you could make any change to your town, what would it be? Group discussion, then voting on best in each category for plenary feedback