Variations in the lived experience of place and engagement with them (Edexcel A-Level Geography): Revision Notes
📚 Revision Notes
Variations in the lived experience of place and engagement with them
🔗 Different people have different lived experience of a place and this can produce different levels of engagement with that place
↳ Can also lead to attachment to a place → Dependent on length of residence, ethnicity and deprivation but also the media's portrayal and whether programmes and projects have been beneficial for that particular person
Measuring engagement
- Local and national election turnout
- Support for local community groups
Lived experience
Factors that impact lived experience
- Length of residence
- Religion
- Gender identity
- Ethnicity
- Age
- Level of deprivation
Conflict
- Lack of political engagement leaving some groups feeling powerless
- Ethnic tensions
- Inequality
- Lack of economic opportunity
- Lack of agreement about the priorities and strategies used for regeneration
- Studentification - young people creating noise
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Conflict*