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Changing places
Evaluate the effectiveness of geospatial data in contributing to a sense of place?
(4 marks)
Geospatial data is any data that represents features or objects on the Earth's surface e
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topography, relief, physical features and landmarks
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One way it can be used to contribute to a sense of place is by
providing meaningful information to an individual who is new to the area
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Additionally, a sense of place can be enhanced by using GIS to plan
out strategic urban planning and developments
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Explain how a place can be interpreted differently by different groups of people
(10 marks)
A sense of place is the subjective and emotional attachment to a place
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An insider is someone who knows a place very
well and is familiar with its topography and its daily rhythms and events, e
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resident who
has lived in that place for their entire life
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An example where different groups of people interpret a place differently is the socioeconomic segregation in Kensington
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The catastrophic event killed at least 40 people and around 20 people were critically
injured
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The destruction of the tower brought despair and threatened
the security and safety of the residents
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A resident from Grenfell could feel
socially excluded and an absence of belonging
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Perhaps even neglected or infuriated at why they aren’t given a
good quality of life that their mega-rich neighbours seem to have
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A resident who lives nearby told Channel 4 news “the people who died
and lost their homes this happened to them because they are poor”
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highlighting the spatial exclusion that divides
Kensington
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Outline the cultural characteristics of social inequalities you found in the local
palace that you have studied (3 marks)
In the London borough where the Grenfell Tower tragic incident occurs shows major signs of
social inequalities, these include 60% of the homes being council homes, 1 in 5 people
dropping out of education after the age of 16 and some areas being left dereli

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