Geography 2144A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: The London Free Press, Geotourism

• School: Western University
• Department: Geography
• Course: Geography 2144A/B
• Professor: Mark Moscicki

Document Summary

Place: locations in space that derive their meaning through human experiences. *human connection to setting and people w/in it transform space into place. Include: physical settling, human activities, social process, psychological evaluations and attachment rooted in setting remains vague and contested concept: geographers turn to writings of tuan who explored space and place . Sense of place: emotional connection to physical enviro, values, symbols and cultural meanings ascribed to place: human engagement w/in place brings together social, cultural and natural dimensions of place. Presence (being in) and action (being with), influence by physical, historical, social and cultural aspects that contribute to creating a shared sense of place. Non-tourism of place: place-based education: views students local community as resource for education, place-based ads (media): mass advertising or electronic media. Ads that target locals should use local media (london free press: place-based philanthropy: concentrates investments in specific communities, place-based science: research tied to specific location.