GEOG 1020 : GEOG1020week1and2.docx
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Places: each place filling specialized roles in complex, far reaching, and ever changing geographies (i. e. manhattan as a hub of financial and business services, yet relies on people from business schools from all over the us, blue collared workers from neighboring areas, and skilled immigrants from all over the world; food relies on imports from all over the country and internationally; consumer goods are manufactured all over the world, individual places are tied into wide processes of change (i. e. new york gains a business school graduate, someone else"s loss, objective vs. subjective meaning (literal location vs. personal meaning) Two way process: places are not just distinctive outcomes of geographical processes, places are part of the processes themselves, processes result in a distinct physical environment, yet the neighborhood characteristics in turn have a strong influence on the continuing processes of real estate development, housing market dynamics and migration, environment adjusts to people as people adjust to their environment.
