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2. On the assessment of social value of heritage places in Hong Kong.
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Hung, Holvert and Yau, Yung
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Hong Kong adopted the practice of assessing social value of heritage sites in the late 1990s or early 2000s, which by then had been widely incorporated by other places around the world, in line with the Burra Charter of 1979. However, social value appraisals in Hong Kong continue to be inadequate, due in part to a lack of understanding of this complex notion and how it works. Similar challenges have also been observed in other places, as attested in existing literature. This article reviews the rich literature on place and place-related concepts, and how these are operationalized by various authors to achieve their research objectives. Adopting a phenomenological perspective of heritage, with a particular stress on people-place relationship and interaction, the study unpacks and operationalizes the rich concept of social value. The resulting framework is applied to a specific place in Hong Kong to illustrate its capacity to raise the standards of assessments. The methods used in the study emphasize the importance of engaging the local community to better understand their relationship with place. Some policy implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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3. Place Attachment and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Amongst the Rongmei Naga Indigenous Community in Manipur
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Adaina, KC, Rajan, Sudhir Chella, Himiyama, Yukio, Series Editor, Anand, Subhash, Series Editor, Rai, Suresh Chand, editor, and Mishra, Prabuddh Kumar, editor
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- 2024
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4. City identity and singularity: people's preferences about development projects in Cairo
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Badawy, Omnia Ashraf, Khalifa, Marwa A., and Elshater, Abeer
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- 2024
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5. Architectural and Urban Changes in a Residential Environment—Implications for Design Science.
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Jóźwik, Renata
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Current spatial changes involving broad urban landscapes affect people's perceptions of their surroundings, sense of place, and attachment to a place, constituting a disruption to these. As a result, on a social scale, they translate into people's well-being. The following study of the impact of large-scale architectural and urban developments on the place of residence is based on the assumption that physical space determines the quality of life in the living place and the changes in the process condition residents to adapt to their new surroundings—based on the three pillars of place, people, and process (3Ps). The article consists of two parts. The first is theoretical, which conceptualises spatial change based on the theory of human dependence on place. The second part–an empirical study—discusses the transformation of the post-industrial area of Bicocca (Milan), which, 40 years after the intervention, has led to conclusions and recommendations for urban planning. The results demonstrate the different sensitivities of the urban areas to the process of functional–spatial change, the essence of the accessibility of public space, public facilities, and transport infrastructure. The planning process can positively influence social adaptation to spatial change mitigation. Residential areas may be subject to additional protection procedures. The study is relevant to a sustainable planning process in the inevitable transformation of urban areas. The interdisciplinary nature of the issue prompts the integration of research findings and knowledge transfer in the socio-technological subsystem (STS). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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6. Place Attachment in Songs Mentioning Ankara: A Prevailing Cliché of Turkish Pop Music
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Berkay Orhaner
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place attachment ,pop music ,place identity ,sociology of music ,ankara ,Urbanization. City and country ,HT361-384 - Abstract
This study aims to understand how place attachment towards Ankara is considered in Turkish pop music songs. In order to determine which pop music songs mention Ankara, certain restrictions were applied as part of the sampling stage of the study. The data set was comprised of thirty songs, which were analyzed according to the inductive thematic analysis method. The obtained data was evaluated within the scope of place attachment theory. Repetitive content and patterns showed that nine themes were inclusive across the dataset. In order of prevalence, these themes were entitlement, sadness, distance, loneliness, snow and rain, night, gloom, cold, drunkenness, and longing for the sea. Each song comprises and average of 4.3 themes and demonstrates clear thematic similarities between the songs. The common themes that dominate the majority of Turkish pop songs about Ankara are examples of negative place attachment. The negative place attachment towards Ankara among Turkish pop music songs is discussed with consideration of Istanbul-based culture industry, and the reproduction of cliché based on the repetition of common themes about Ankara. The study is expected to contribute to the literature gap on urban culture studies and highlight the topic of attachment-music interaction in Turkey. Depending on qualitative research design, the study is limited in terms of the subjective interpretation of results and underrepresentation within the field of research.
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- 2024
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7. Place Attachment among Dispersed and Event Recreationists on Public Lands.
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Budruk, Megha, Andereck, K., and Sampson, M.
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PLACE attachment (Psychology) , *PUBLIC lands , *SOCIAL bonds , *OUTDOOR recreation - Abstract
Place attachment has received considerable attention in the outdoor recreation literature. While the core dimensions of place identity and dependence have been measured using a reliable scale, social bonding remains understudied. Based at a public land setting offering opportunities for both traditional outdoor (dispersed) and socially driven (event) recreation experiences, the study purpose is (i) develop a reliable and valid alternative social bonding scale and (ii) use the scale in an exploratory study to compare place attachment across the two recreation groups. Using quantitative survey methods, our study resulted in an alternative social bonding scale and revealed place attachment differences across activities and settings. Specifically, event participants exhibited stronger place attachments than dispersed recreationists. Among the dimensions, both place identity and dependence were significantly stronger for event goers as compared to dispersed users. Social bonding was highest among event goers with this being significantly higher than the other dimensions. Management implications of these findings are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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8. Reflections on "place attachment": perceptions of urban redevelopment in an informal neighborhood in Istanbul.
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İnal-Çekiç, Tuba, Kozaman-Aygün, Senem, and Bilen, Ömer
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PLACE attachment (Psychology) ,URBAN renewal ,NEIGHBORHOOD change ,WATERFRONTS ,DECISION making ,DECISION trees - Abstract
In the last two decades, urban redevelopment practices in informal settlements in Turkey often neglected inhabitants' spatial practices. The contradictions between conceived and lived space constitutes reactions to these spatial interventions. Against this background, this paper examines the association between place attachment and residents' attitudes toward the redevelopment project in an informally developed neighborhood. Using path and decision tree analysis of survey data, the paper explores the relationship between their attitudes towards and their attachment to the neighborhood. Our findings reveal that individuals' social and physical bonds with their neighborhood shape their attitude toward urban redevelopment. As such, this study confirms the idea that daily interactions between residents reinforce their place attachment in informal settlements where place identity compensates for the (low) quality of life. Still, our findings also demonstrate that residents' identification with the place is a more influential factor, compared to the risk of leaving the neighborhood, on the level of concern against spatial interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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9. Shaping people-place bonds in citizen science: a framework for analysis.
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Haywood, Benjamin K., Parrish, Julia K., Jones, Timothy, and Inman, Sarah
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CITIZEN science , *PLACE attachment (Psychology) , *IDENTITY (Psychology) , *ENVIRONMENTAL sciences , *PARTICIPANT observation - Abstract
Hands-on, out-of-doors, environmental citizen and community science invites a wide range of publics to participate in data collection in the spaces and places local to them; that is, placed-based science. Understanding whether and how participants are attached to those places can inform all aspects of project/program design. Building on sense of place theory, we advance a multidimensional framework from which to conceptualize, evaluate, and describe people-place bonds in environmental citizen science, using survey responses from participants in the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST). Results provide evidence that place attachment is strong, with aspects of place identity resonating much more strongly than place dependence. We explored six dimensions of place attachment relevant to COASST participants and found attachment to be asymmetrically multidimensional, dominated by nature-environment bonding, with secondary strengths in science community bonding, self-identity, and science affinity. The participant population displayed relatively low attachment strength along the friends and family axis, and no resonance within the dimension of social rootedness. We also found shifts in the multidimensional "shape" of attachment as a function of time in the program, with individuals persisting over 10 years stronger in almost all dimensions. These findings raise important questions for the field of participatory science about the significance of people-place bonds, how place attachment shifts over time, and the impacts of that attachment on citizen science outcomes around behavior, decision making, and policies connected to place. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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10. Understanding place concepts for the ageing - A research review
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Jadon, Rebecca, Sharma, Alok, and Jain, Sarvesh Kumar
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- 2023
11. The Challenges in Understanding Urban Identity
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Hasan Mansour, Fernando Brandão Alves, and António Ricardo da Costa
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urban identity ,place identity ,sense of place ,place attachment ,Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ,TA1-2040 ,Technology (General) ,T1-995 - Abstract
Despite the inherently dynamic nature of the urban identity concept and its interconnections among various academic disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, environmental studies, and urbanism, the term is employed in distinct contexts within each field. This divergence in usage has resulted in ambiguity and a lack of clarity regarding the meaning of urban identity. This research aims to scrutinize the existing literature on identity and urban identity across various scientific disciplines, reaching a better understanding of the term. As a methodological approach, we undertake a systematic analysis of the theoretical debate to identify and comprehend the descriptive and analytical perspectives on identity and urban identity concepts, the evaluation processes of urban identity, and the identification of primary debates, issues, and related gaps. The findings of this research will facilitate a more comprehensive understanding of the urban identity concept and its identification, thereby contributing to the evolution of academic research on urban identity.
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- 2023
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12. Strengthening place attachment through place-sensitive participatory regional policy in a less developed region.
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Butzin, Anna and Terstriep, Judith
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PLACE attachment (Psychology) , *ECONOMIC development - Abstract
Disrupted identities of inhabitants in old industrial and other less developed regions are seldom an issue of regional policies, even though people's attachment to their residential environment can influence territorial development. It is the aim of this paper to assess the reach of regional policy to strengthen place attachment and the place identity of inhabitants. We do so by analysing the development and implementation process of the novel participatory and place-sensitive policy programme #heimatruhr. The programme aimed to renew residents' attachment and emotional bonds with their neighbourhoods in the old industrial region Ruhr in Germany through arts and social innovation-based initiatives. It was designed in an experimental process and followed an open, co-creative, and transformative proceeding. The key to place-sensitivity was the integration of participants during the entire programme development and implementation from the early phases onwards. Our findings suggest that supporting people-centred place-making practices as part of regional policies can positively influence residents' place attachment. Therefore, place-based policies should not only target local economic development but also include an explicit people-centred perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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13. Ankara'dan Söz Eden Şarkılarda Yer Bağlılığı: Türkçe Pop Müziğin Yaygın Bir Klişesi.
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ORHANER, Berkay
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PLACE attachment (Psychology) , *POPULAR music - Abstract
This study aims to understand how place attachment towards Ankara is considered in Turkish pop music songs. In order to determine which pop music songs mention Ankara, certain restrictions were applied as part of the sampling stage of the study. The data set was comprised of thirty songs, which were analyzed according to the inductive thematic analysis method. The obtained data was evaluated within the scope of place attachment theory. Repetitive content and patterns showed that nine themes were inclusive across the dataset. In order of prevalence, these themes were entitlement, sadness, distance, loneliness, snow and rain, night, gloom, cold, drunkenness, and longing for the sea. Each song comprises and average of 4.3 themes and demonstrates clear thematic similarities between the songs. The common themes that dominate the majority of Turkish pop songs about Ankara are examples of negative place attachment. The negative place attachment towards Ankara among Turkish pop music songs is discussed with consideration of Istanbul-based culture industry, and the reproduction of cliché based on the repetition of common themes about Ankara. The study is expected to contribute to the literature gap on urban culture studies and highlight the topic of attachment-music interaction in Turkey. Depending on qualitative research design, the study is limited in terms of the subjective interpretation of results and underrepresentation within the field of research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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14. The influence of individual authenticity experience on tourists' behavioral intentions: the chain mediating role of place dependence and place identity.
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Liu, Jingjing, Su, Yahui, Ren, Lanxin, and Nijkamp, Peter
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PLACE attachment (Psychology) ,STRUCTURAL equation modeling ,PLACE marketing ,INTENTION ,PSYCHOLOGICAL research - Abstract
This paper introduces the concept of individual authenticity from psychology into tourism research, aiming to develop and test the intricate mechanisms of individual authenticity, place attachment, and the behavioral intentions of tourists. Several relevant hypotheses are formulated and empirically tested using a structural equation model (SEM), with data from China. Results demonstrate that individual authenticity experience is an important antecedent of tourists' behavioral intentions, where place dependence and place identity play a partial chain mediating role. The research provides fresh insights into the role of subject-related authenticity in tourism, which also provides anchor points for enhancing destination marketing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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15. Locating place in variationist sociolinguistics: Making the case for ethnographically informed multidimensional place orientation metrics.
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Carmichael, Katie
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SOCIOLINGUISTICS ,PLACE attachment (Psychology) ,SOCIAL space ,STATISTICAL models ,QUANTITATIVE research - Abstract
Variationist research has much to gain from deepening engagement with theories about place, defined as space imbued with social meaning. One challenge that variationists face is how to adapt the complex and multifaceted aspects of place orientation into a single measure that can be included in models of sociolinguistic variation. In this paper, I advocate for an ethnographic approach to place, providing an example from Greater New Orleans, where post-Katrina displacement has highlighted individual connections to place. Using an ethnographically informed multidimensional place orientation metric (MPOM), I examine two local linguistic features among speakers from the suburban town of Chalmette, Louisiana according to place orientation. Via statistical modeling and case study of individual speakers, I demonstrate the value of MPOMs in quantitative analysis of sociolinguistic variation, arguing for further theorization of place orientation in our research and providing a model for variationist sociolinguists interested in engaging more with place theory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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16. How Wetlands’ Meanings and Participation in Their Management are Linked: Case Studies of Lough Boora Park (Ireland) and Bendimahi Delta (Türkiye)
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Baylan, Emel
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Despite their potential benefits for participatory wetland management, wetland meanings have not been taken into account in this process. Furthermore, it is still unclear how these meanings develop through wetland-human interactions and how they interrelate in different contexts. This research aims to narrow this gap by exploring and comparing the meanings of a cutaway bog in Ireland and a deltaic floodplain in Turkey through a comparative qualitative case study methodology based on the interpretive phenomenological approach (IPA). Data were collected through semi-structured, face to face interviews with 18 local respondents and analysed using content and discourse analyses based on deductive and inductive coding techniques. The findings revealed that physical and socio-cultural landscape features, landscape experiences, place meanings at all layers, and participation in management were all mutually influential in the case wetlands. The meanings of Lough Boora (Ireland) highlight the importance of landscape change and collective action with a shared vision in the transformation of community links with landscape and place meanings. It is concluded that identity expressive and socio-cultural meanings, as important antecedents and predictors of attitudes towards participation, have potentials to inform about the issues and opportunities for participation in decision-making for wetland landscapes. Accordingly, wetland meanings should be considered from the early management planning stages to improve the inclusiveness of plans. While strengthening relationships between wetland stakeholders through context-relevant, participatory activities appear as a key strategy to increase the inclusiveness of management, improving wetlands’ meanings through enhancement of the environmental and recreation-tourism infrastructure appears to be another. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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17. Exploring the bond between people and their social housing : a London based study
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Ali, Sureya
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Social housing ,Place attachment ,Place identity ,Psychological wellbeing - Abstract
A growing literature suggests our homes have a particularly powerful symbolic and psychological significance (Graham et al., 2015). In the UK, the certainty of safe, secure, and affordable housing for the most vulnerable in our society is under threat (Schrecker and Bambra, 2015). Historically, social housing was considered the solution to the housing crisis; however, its public perception as a desirable housing tenure has changed substantially (Thompson et al., 2017). This research aimed to explore the social processes, which underpin and determine the bonds people have with their social housing, communities, identities, and relationships with society. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with twelve people living in social housing in London. Data was analysed using Constructivist Grounded Theory methodology and a theoretical model was co-constructed. Participants described their homes as representing bonds to places, people, and histories, which provided them a sense of security, safety, and belonging. These bonds were perceived as pivotal for their psychological wellbeing and informed how they view themselves. Participants experienced social and political discourses about social housing and its inhabitants as acts of discrimination and maltreatment. They described their housing being viewed as a commodity resulting in the neglect, fracturing, and erosion of their homes, local areas, families, and communities. As a result, many discussed ways of resisting its dismantlement. The research highlights important implications for Psychologists, other healthcare professionals, social housing communities, the housing system, and the government.
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- 2021
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18. Place identification process: a structural equation modeling of the relationship between humans and the built environment.
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Arbab, Parsa
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BUILT environment ,HUMAN ecology ,CONFIRMATORY factor analysis ,SUBLIMINAL perception ,PLACE attachment (Psychology) ,SOCIAL comparison ,STRUCTURAL equation modeling - Abstract
People and place are inevitably intertwined through significant cognitive relationships and mental bonds, indicating social and psychological meanings derived from experiences. Despite many studies on place identity as a versatile conception base for psychological formulations of human–environment associations, there is still a gap in explaining how and why inhabitants identify with a place and make it meaningful through social comparison processes. Therefore, this article explores and explains the place identification process, which results from the continuous emotional and evaluative relationship between humans and the built environment, reflected in an environmental mnemonic of the conscious and unconscious but significant perception. Following a structuralist approach aiming at developing a model to scrutinize associations between different dimensions and sub-dimensions, eight factors of Familiarity, Legibility and Distinctiveness, Satisfaction, Self-efficacy, Social Interaction, Congruency, Attachment, and Memorability have been considered. Through separate Confirmatory Factor Analyses, a measurement model and then a structural equation model of place identification have been developed, clarifying the role and direct and indirect influence of the mentioned dimensions, including specific sub-dimensions and related particular measures/variables. Statistical indices of assessing data–model fit establish that the resulting model is adequate and acceptable regarding the coordination of observed data with the factor structure. Accordingly, a local inhabitant could gradually be as a self who is familiar with a legible and distinct place in which his/her physical/biological and then spiritual/social needs and priorities are answered and satisfied. Hence, he/she becomes involved and attached to a place that has become memorable for him/her. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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19. Understanding Place Concepts for the Ageing - A Research Review.
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Jadott, Rebecca, Sharina, Alok, and Jain, Sarvesh Kumar
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LITERATURE reviews , *OLDER people , *PLACE attachment (Psychology) - Abstract
The objective of this review paper was to investigate the current status of place research. The paper briefly traces the beginnings of place research since the mid-20 th century and discusses the research outcomes of the last 30 years in developing theoretical concepts. The significance of place identity concepts with respect to the elderly is highlighted and the practical implications of the research are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
20. Place Attachment in protected areas: an exploratory study.
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Martins, Hugo, Pinheiro, António, and Gonçalves, Eduardo
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PLACE attachment (Psychology) ,PROTECTED areas ,SOCIAL bonds ,TOURIST attractions ,NATIONAL parks & reserves ,ACQUISITION of data - Abstract
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- 2023
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21. Investigating Dimensions of People-Urban Space Interaction and its Influence on Design Priorities: Perspectives from Urban Squares in Tehran.
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Shahinrad, Mahnoush, Rafieian, Mojtaba, and Pourjafar, MohammadRaza
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URBANIZATION ,STRUCTURAL equation modeling ,SOCIAL policy ,PUBLIC welfare ,SOCIAL planning - Abstract
Urban squares are pivotal in 21st-century cities, serving as communal hubs where individuals experience a genuine sense of belonging and community. However, recent redesigns of several squares in Iran have fallen short of expected quality standards. This inadequacy may stem from the prevalent reliance on design ideas shaped by casual observations and designers' personal experiences. While these observations and experiences hold significance, they lack the depth required to comprehend the intricacies of a successful urban square. A profound understanding of the relationship between a space's social and physical aspects and the activities therein necessitates tapping into the community's attitudes toward these spaces. Hence, the central aim of this study is an in-depth exploration of the multi-dimensionality inherent in people/space interaction, considering it as an attitude concept. To accomplish this, a meticulously chosen sample of five urban squares in Tehran serves as the focal point. Employing a 12-item scale, the study seeks to elucidate individuals' interactions with these urban squares and discern the features that resonate most strongly with them. Rigorous testing on a sample of 411 citizens who regularly utilize these Tehran urban squares ensures the scale's reliability and validity. The analysis of the data unveiled three discernible constructs governing individuals' interaction with urban squares, constituting their attitude concept: affective, cognitive, and conative. However, a nuanced hierarchy emerged, with the affective and cognitive constructs assuming higher importance compared to the moderately significant behavioral construct. Additionally, there were moderate correlations observed among these constructs. In the exploration of established psychological models on place, structural equation modeling (SEM) was instrumental. The Higher-Order model emerged as fitting, effectively capturing the intricate interplay between individuals and urban spaces. These findings bear significant implications for the design and management of urban squares. The key takeaway is the necessity of formulating tailored outreach policies and plans that prioritize elements resonating with users on an affective and cognitive level, shifting away from a sole reliance on instrumental responses tied to practical needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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22. Place attachment and identity in shrinking cities: anticipating decline by combining perceptions of locals and visitors in Chōfu, Japan.
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Pineda, Alejandro, Ortiz-Moya, Fernando, Harigaya, Maroya, Suganuma, Kyoko, and Almazán, Jorge
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PLACE attachment (Psychology) ,CITIES & towns ,BUILT environment ,URBAN decline ,INTERNATIONAL visitors ,POLLINATION ,POLLINATORS - Abstract
Planners worldwide are exploring ways to regenerate shrinking cities, varying from pro-growth strategies with the aim of reversing population losses, to strategies that manage urban decline by adjusting the built environment to a smaller population. However, both approaches are reactionary rather than anticipatory, addressing decline after substantial shrinkage has happened. This paper examines the relationship between place identity and attachment and urban shrinkage, arguing that reinforcing place attachment based on building a strong local identity can help cities reduce the negative consequences of shrinkage. We propose an identity-building method that can become the base for design strategies fostering place identity and attachment. The paper applies this method to Chōfu, one of Tokyo's bedroom towns, which is currently developing strategies to anticipate its future shrinkage. The method collects the radically exterior perceptions of international visitors to trigger conversations with local stakeholders with the final aim of finding critical elements to consider when developing design strategies to anticipate decline. Policymakers and planners are better advised to consider alternatives to business-as-usual approaches to shrinkage, so that regeneration strategies can be more significantly linked with the specifics of the place and how it is perceived, achieving a higher attachment and involvement with residents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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23. 触“景”会生“情”吗? ——旅游体验场景和目的地熟悉度对游客地方依恋的影响.
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张辉 and 徐红罡
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PLACE attachment (Psychology) ,STRUCTURAL equation modeling ,DESTINATION marketing organizations ,HISTORIC buildings ,NATURAL landscaping - Abstract
Copyright of Tourism Tribune / Lvyou Xuekan is the property of Tourism Institute of Beijing Union University and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2023
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24. Towards agricultural groundwater sustainability behaviour: Effects of place attachment.
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Salehi, Saeid and Bijani, Masoud
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PLACE attachment (Psychology) ,AGRICULTURE ,GROUNDWATER ,CULTURAL prejudices ,SUSTAINABILITY - Abstract
The study aimed to analyse the causal effects of place attachment (PA) on farmers' groundwater (GW) sustainability behaviour using the developed model of cultural environmental bias (CEB). The analysis unit in this descriptive and causal study was the hydrological areas of GW resources studies and Agricultural GW Users (AGWU) of agricultural wells. Causal analysis showed that place identity structure (PI) is a strong determinant of GW sustainability behaviour and has the most direct and indirect causal effect on farmers' behaviour. The fitted model of the study is a combined model that explains 47% of the variance changes in GW sustainability behaviour. This study showed that in cultural and social contexts, beliefs and norms of farmers are vital in the decisions of the agriculture sector. Farmers' place attachment affects environmental cultural beliefs and activities and their public participation for the purpose of environmental‐groundwater sustainability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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25. Place attachment in the context of loss and displacement: The case of Syrian immigrants in Esenyurt, Istanbul.
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Alirhayim, Rashad
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This study examines the effects of displacement on place bonds among immigrants in their neighborhoods. While previous studies have addressed the effect of voluntary relocations and disasters on place attachments, the impact of war displacements has not received much attention. There is still much to know about how individuals displaced by war cultivate bonds to new locales. The study addresses two main questions: What kinds of attachment do Syrian immigrants in Esenyurt, Istanbul, establish with their new locale? How do feelings of loss and displacement influence the bonds Syrian immigrants form with their new locale? To address these questions, we used a qualitative approach, conducting in-depth interviews with 16 participants in Esenyurt, Istanbul. Results from interviews show that feelings of low self-esteem and self-efficacy severely impact a displaced individual’s ability to identify with their new neighborhood because of displacement and loss. Moreover, social tensions alienate and challenge newcomers, impacting their sense of identification and thus bonds with place. Results highlight the importance of preserving identities for the establishment of place attachment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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26. Psychometric properties of Indonesian slums dwellers’ place attachment
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Tery Setiawan, Missiliana Riasnugrahani, and Edwin de Jong
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Place attachment ,Place identity ,Slums ,Social bonding ,Indonesia ,Science (General) ,Q1-390 ,Social sciences (General) ,H1-99 - Abstract
Social scientists have long considered place attachment to be an important factor in promoting environmentally sustainable behaviours among individuals. Raymond and colleagues have developed a five-factor place attachment measure, comprising place dependence, nature dependence, place attachment, family bonding, and friendship bonding, that encompasses most of the differentiations made and that has been amply tested for validity and reliability. However, the bulk of these confirmatory studies have been conducted in Western societies, neglecting people in the Global South and particularly people living in unstable, environmentally fragile regions such as slum areas. This study aims to fill this omission by testing the psychometric qualities of the five-factor place attachment measure in Indonesian slums using a dataset collected by the Resilient Indonesian Slums Envisioned (RISE) project. The dataset consists of a random sample of 700 respondents, living in slum areas of the cities of Bima, Manado, and Pontianak. We split the dataset into two and run factor analyses in EFA (N = 325) and CFA (N = 375) modes. Most notably, our results suggest a four-factor scale, in which place and nature dependences are merged into a single dimension. This finding seems logical considering that those living in urban slums are likely to have their natural surroundings, such as a river and its banks, as part of their living space. Overall, our study extends the use of place attachment to disaster-prone slum contexts that are often overlooked and, thus, supports the line of research that promotes environmental sustainability among people especially vulnerable to ecological changes.
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- 2023
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27. Shaping people-place bonds in citizen science: a framework for analysis
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Benjamin K. Haywood, Julia K. Parrish, Timothy Jones, and Sarah Inman
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citizen science ,nature bonding ,place attachment ,place dependence ,place identity ,place meaning ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Ecology ,QH540-549.5 - Abstract
Hands-on, out-of-doors, environmental citizen and community science invites a wide range of publics to participate in data collection in the spaces and places local to them; that is, placed-based science. Understanding whether and how participants are attached to those places can inform all aspects of project/program design. Building on sense of place theory, we advance a multidimensional framework from which to conceptualize, evaluate, and describe people-place bonds in environmental citizen science, using survey responses from participants in the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST). Results provide evidence that place attachment is strong, with aspects of place identity resonating much more strongly than place dependence. We explored six dimensions of place attachment relevant to COASST participants and found attachment to be asymmetrically multidimensional, dominated by nature-environment bonding, with secondary strengths in science community bonding, self-identity, and science affinity. The participant population displayed relatively low attachment strength along the friends and family axis, and no resonance within the dimension of social rootedness. We also found shifts in the multidimensional “shape” of attachment as a function of time in the program, with individuals persisting over 10 years stronger in almost all dimensions. These findings raise important questions for the field of participatory science about the significance of people-place bonds, how place attachment shifts over time, and the impacts of that attachment on citizen science outcomes around behavior, decision making, and policies connected to place.
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- 2024
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28. Does "Place Identity" Support Sustainability of Community at the Urban Parks.
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ALPAK, Elif Merve, DÜZENLİ, Tuğba, and EREN, Emine TARAKÇI
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ATTACHMENT behavior ,PLACE attachment (Psychology) ,URBAN parks ,COMMUNITY support ,GROUP identity ,COMMUNITIES ,SOCIAL interaction ,ATTITUDES toward the environment ,URBAN growth - Abstract
Most researchers have investigated the impacts of role of place identity on sustainability of community such as pro-environmental behavior and place attachment. A limitation of these studies is that they are mostly restricted to the neighborhood or local environments. Urban parks still need to be explored, with the exception of some studies addressing the neighborhood or local environments. In addition, former studies have not investigated that characteristics of place identity is most efficient at encouraging which components of sustainability of community. The present study investigates the impacts of place identity with three components (Physical, Social and Meaning) on the sustainability of community with four components (place attachment, liveliness, pro-environment behavior and social interaction) at the urban parks. Authors researched probable diversity in place identity and sustainability of community between users who were born in the city and weren't born in the city, and users with more than ten years of residence and less than 3 years of residence in the city. A field study was carried out (N=360), using survey study. Our findings show that perceived place identity at urban parks have significant positive effects on sustainability of community. Generally, our research results show that focus on Social, Land use, Comfort-Image and Meaning characteristics from place identity components to promote social interaction, place attachment, pro-environment behavior and liveliness at urban parks will be most effective at urban parks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
29. Spectacles of the Temporal City: An Analysis of the Effects of Festivals on Identity in an Urban Context
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Das, Anusmita, Das, Amarendra Kumar, Howlett, Robert J., Series Editor, Jain, Lakhmi C., Series Editor, Chakrabarti, Amaresh, editor, Poovaiah, Ravi, editor, Bokil, Prasad, editor, and Kant, Vivek, editor
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- 2021
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30. Place Attachment Genesis: The Case of Heritage Sites and the Role of Reenactment Performances
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Mălăescu, Simona, Katsoni, Vicky, editor, and van Zyl, Ciná, editor
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- 2021
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31. Measuring place attachment, identity, and memory in urban spaces: case of the Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan
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Armaghan Zahid and Damla Misirlisoy
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urban space ,streets ,historic cities ,place attachment ,place identity ,place memory ,Architecture ,NA1-9428 - Abstract
Public spaces are essential for any city as they define place character; they are the meeting point for social and cultural actions. Place attachment is moulded by the tie between individuals and places. The research examines the historic streets, which are remainders of their period when the pedestrian flow was predominant and had exceptional qualities that supported social action. The changed settings nowadays might have changed people’s views and the investigation was made to question and check individual’s common memory and their sensitive ties to the historic streets. The four streets from the Walled City of Lahore were selected upon their significance of history and usage. The questionnaires were prepared and the fieldwork analysis was conducted face to face and selected streets were investigated in the terms of, place attachment, identity, and memory. The outcome proved that there is a promising feeling of attachment towards the selected streets and lacking qualities of a street can be improved if look closely at the worthy streets. The study addressed an important issue of marginalization and the results from the Shah-Almi street shows that their act will create the walled city streets to lose their identity as it is formed by its users.
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- 2021
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32. Sense of place and climate change : urban poor adaptation in the Dominican Republic
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Schofield, Holly, Stein Heinemann, Alfredo, and Jasani, Rubina
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305.5 ,place attachment ,place dependence ,place identity ,climate change adaptation ,Dominican Republic ,climate change ,sense of place ,adaptation - Abstract
Adaptation has increasingly come to be recognised as an urgent and necessary response to climate change. The ability of a system to carryout adaptation is dependent on its adaptive capacity. To date, the majority of research relating to adaptation has focused on the objective and material determinants of a system's capacity to adapt to severe and extreme weather impacts. Whereas the role that subjective factors, such as people's perceptions, beliefs and values play in that same process, has received comparatively less attention. Despite being a global phenomenon, climate change is being experienced and responded to in local places. More than just physical locations, places are often imbued with meaning by the people associated with them. This thesis argues that these meanings have implications for the ways in which people adapt, or fail to adapt, to climate change impacts. It uses the concept 'sense of place', as a means of capturing this place meaning and as a lens for exploring adaptive behaviours in three low-income urban communities in the Dominican Republic. In particular it examines the specific roles of residents' place attachment, dependence and identity in motivating and constraining adaptive behaviours. Based on qualitative research with ethnographic underpinnings, the thesis shows that the urban poor sense of place is shaped by interconnected relationships between residents and; their homes, the physical and social aspects of their communities and a range of non-community actors. These relationships are shaped by physical and social interactions with and within places, but also through the discursive construction of the locations and the inhabitants of them in public opinion. Residents continuously seek out ways to enhance their sense of place, at times as an improvement in the built environment as a means of preventing or ameliorating environmental threats and events. However, often it is enhancement, in an aesthetic sense, which is envisaged as being of equal and sometimes greater importance. Although aesthetic improvements sometimes have the resultant impact of enabling adaptation, this tends to be incidental, rather than purposeful. Despite the importance placed by the urban poor on their sense of place, these subjective determinants and adaptation in the urban environment, remain unrecognised as well as absent from local institutional and policy radars. Overall the research suggests the need for a more comprehensive approach to understanding adaptive capacities. It requires an approach which continues to measure the objective determinants but which also recognises the role of people's relationships to places in converting or failing to convert objective capacity into climate change action and in dictating the type activities that are valued and prioritised by urban poor residents themselves.
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33. Reconceptualising Sense of Place: Towards a Conceptual Framework for Investigating Individual-Community-Place Interrelationships.
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Erfani, Goran
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PLACE attachment (Psychology) , *SATISFACTION , *LITERATURE reviews - Abstract
While sense of place has been increasingly used in planning literature over the last five decades, its conceptualisation varies by discipline and theoretical orientation, with disjointed elements. This study develops a three-theme conceptual framework articulating individual-community-place interrelationships by critically reviewing the literature on sense of place and place-based constructs of attachment, identity, and satisfaction. Theorising the interactions in-between contributes to theoretical debates on sense of place and developing conceptual clarity to understand the planning context, processes, and outcomes, informing decision- and policy-making. It also facilitates the analysis and synthesis of complex narratives in qualitative studies of people-place relations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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34. Impact of displacement on place attachment, landscape value and trust in the Sonepur–Bazari open cast coal mining area, Raniganj Coalfield, West Bengal.
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Mondal, Rakhi and Mistri, Biswaranjan
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STRIP mining ,PLACE attachment (Psychology) ,COALFIELDS ,CRONBACH'S alpha ,TEST reliability ,COAL mining - Abstract
Mining induced displacement and its impact on social environment has been researched with an immense interest in social sciences for a long period of time. The present study deals with the impact of mining-induced displacement and rehabilitation on psycho-social behaviour in Sonepur–Bazari open cast coal mining area. Place attachment, landscape value and trust have been taken into consideration to understand the effect on psycho-social behaviour in the respective area. Data for this investigation are predominantly derived from semi structured questionnaire survey of 282 participants from 14 villages of the study area. Cronbach's Alpha has been calculated to test the internal consistency and reliability of the questions. To measure the answers 5-point Likert scale has been used. The responses have systematically analysed after simulation and it has been concluded that the monitory compensation comprehensively contributed to improve the monthly income of the project affected families but the grim reality is that it does not help to improve the place attachment of the residents with their land rather a weak attachment has been found in the rehabilitation sites. The values of landscapes are also drastically changes from pre displacement to post displacement period. Trust has been calculated as an indicator of community attachment. The result indicates that the trust within a community becomes weak after displacement and a negative correlation has been found between mining-induced income inequality and trust. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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35. An Investigation Into the Effects of Destination Sensory Experiences at Visitors' Digital Engagement: Empirical Evidence From Sanya, China.
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Jin Ai, Ling Yan, Yubei Hu, and Yue Liu
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ONLINE comments ,TOURIST attractions ,CONSUMERS' reviews ,SOCIAL media ,CONTENT analysis - Abstract
This study investigates the mechanism of how sensory experiences influence visitors' digital engagement with a destination through establishing a strong bond and identification between a destination and tourist utilizing a two-step process. First, visitors' sensory experiences in a destination are identified through a content analysis of online review comments posted by visitors. Afterward, the effects of those sensory experiences on visitors' digital engagement through destination dependence and identification with that destination are examined. Findings suggest that sensory experiences are critical antecedents of visitors' bond and identification with a destination. Visitors' positive destination-related sensory experiences increase their dependence on and identification with the destination, and this dependence and identification positively influence their digital engagement behavior on social media. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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36. Place identity and careers in regional Australia.
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McIlveen, Peter, Alchin, Carolyn, Hoare, P. Nancey, Bowman, Sarah, Harris, Rebecca, Gotting, Geraldine, Gilmour, John, Perera, Harsha N., Beccaria, Lisa, Kossen, Chris, Cavaye, Jim, Creed, Allison, and McDonald, Nicole
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JOB satisfaction ,LIFE satisfaction ,CAREER development ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,GOVERNMENT policy ,HUMAN resources departments - Abstract
Emerging public discourse about making a "tree change", "green change", or "sea change" emphasizes the putative benefits of working and residing in regional Australia. Yet, attracting and retaining workers in the regions is a challenge for policymakers, governments, and industries. The present research involved two separate surveys of people residing in regional Australian communities to discern demographic and psychological predictors of their intent to stay in their region: income, years in the region, family, life satisfaction, job satisfaction, and place identity. Multiple regression analyses found incremental evidence of place identity as a predictor of intent to stay. The findings regarding place identity have implications for career development practice, human resources recruitment strategies, and public policy focused on regional Australia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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37. Pride of Place in a Religious Context: An Environmental Psychology and Sociology Perspective
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Bonaiuto, Marino, Albers, Thomas, Ariccio, Silvia, Cataldi, Silvia, Counted, Victor, editor, and Watts, Fraser, editor
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- 2019
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38. What determines residents’ commitment to a post-communist city? A moderated mediation analysis
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Tournois, Laurent and Rollero, Chiara
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- 2020
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39. Cross-National Perspectives on Aging and Place: Implications for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities.
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Woolrych, Ryan, Sixsmith, Judith, Duvvuru, Jamuna, Portella, Adriana, Fang, Mei Lan, Menezes, Deborah, Henderson, James, Fisher, Jenny, and Lawthom, Rebecca
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SOCIAL support , *RESEARCH methodology , *COMMUNITIES , *POPULATION geography , *INTERVIEWING , *AGING , *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations , *METROPOLITAN areas , *THEMATIC analysis , *ADULT education workshops - Abstract
Background and Objectives The age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC) agenda has led to a range of policy initiatives aimed at supporting aging in place for older people. While there is case study evidence of how people age across urban contexts, there has been little research exploring cross-national understandings of age-friendly places among older people. The objective of this article is to identify the place experiences of older people living across cities and communities in India, Brazil, and the United Kingdom and to discuss implications for the AFCC agenda. Research Design and Methods A total of 300 semistructured interviews were undertaken with older people across 9 cities and 27 communities in India, Brazil, and the United Kingdom. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis undertaken by each national team and then discussed and revised at collaborative workshops with researchers from each of the 3 country teams. Results The data capture the ways in which place is constructed from the perspective of older people drawing upon social, community, and cultural dimensions of aging across diverse urban environments. We explore how older people negotiate place in the context of their everyday life and identify the relational and interconnected ways in which place attachment, belonging, and identity are constructed. Discussion and Implications Age-friendly interventions need to attend to the changing physical, social and cultural dimensions of aging and place. Integrated place-making practices are required to support older people to age in the right place across rapidly transforming urban contexts globally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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40. GEOGRAPHIES OF PLACE ATTACHMENT: A PLACE-BASED MODEL OF MATERIALITY, PERFORMANCE, AND NARRATION.
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Diener, Alexander C. and Hagen, Joshua
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PLACE attachment (Psychology) , *GEOGRAPHERS , *SOCIAL interaction , *GEOGRAPHY , *ENVIRONMENTAL psychology - Abstract
Attachments are intrinsic to the human condition. Geographers and related scholars are especially interested in place attachments and how they shape everyday routines (e.g. routes to work, shopping, social interactions), major life choices (e.g. places of residence, education, vacations), and identities (e.g. civic, national, religious). This article explores the complexity and richness of place attachment as researched across multiple disciplines while also outlining how geographers can make a more pronounced contribution. To that end, this article surveys place attachment research and in the process demonstrates the recent dearth of explicit research on the topic in geography compared to other disciplines, especially psychology. Subsequent sections show how geographers implicitly engage place attachment as a theme, even if by other names, and identify areas of possible synergy with cognate disciplinary approaches. In an effort to reinvigorate interest among geographers and emphasize the need for a multi-dimensional consideration of place as integral to understanding place attachment, this article provides a model of place attachment as an assemblage of materiality, performance, and narration. Rather than being static or deterministic, this model points to people's varied capacities to make and remake place attachments, and in doing so reasserts the power of place in place attachment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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41. Local understandings and global challenges: exploring sense of place in sustainability transitions
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Carson Balestreri, Elizabeth C. Kurucz, Thomas McIlwraith, and Shoshanah Jacobs
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place attachment ,place identity ,sense of place ,sustainability ,sustainability transitions ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Ecology ,QH540-549.5 - Abstract
The sustainability transitions literature acknowledges the importance of place for building a more sustainable world. Although some researchers have studied place analytically and made contributions toward developing sustainable communities across the globe, and others have directly discussed the structural aspects of places, the sustainable transitions literature has not fully reconciled place specifics with their implications for sustainability. This research explores how members from the small community of Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada, link their sense of place to their understanding of sustainability and considers the implications of this for sustainability transitions. Through an interdisciplinary, mixed methods approach, this work develops three propositions regarding sustainability as it relates to sense(s) of place. First, we found that within the Campobello community, sustainability was linked directly to individuals’ senses of place, place identities, and place attachments. Second, we found that there were slight variations in islanders’ concepts of sustainability related to these place-related constructs. Third, we found that although this community’s sustainability conversations were dominated by place-specific rather than global sustainability discourse, this was not always the case. As a result, the importance of more deeply exploring the normative nature of sustainability transitions is intensified. Understanding how place specifics connect with views of sustainability in a small island community allows us to deeply explore the role of place in sustainability transitions.
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- 2023
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42. Experiences of place and change in rural landscapes : three English case studies
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Wheeler, Rebecca
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307.1 ,Rural ,Landscape ,Place identity ,Place attachment ,Change ,Windfarms - Abstract
This thesis examines how changes to rural places and landscapes are experienced by residents and incorporated into place attachments and identities over time. It does so through exploring findings from seventy-eight qualitative, ‘emplaced’, oral history interviews in three English villages: Mullion (Cornwall); Askam and Ireleth (Cumbria); and Martham (Norfolk). These villages are located near to at least one existing windfarm, which – as an example of rural change - provides a common focus for the research. The research is informed by a ‘middle-ground’ theoretical approach that considers discursive and experiential aspects of people-environment relationships and pays particular attention to how engagements with the past are enrolled in shaping experiences of landscape, place and change. Attitudes towards rural place-change are identified as being shaped by four complex, relational facets, viz: i) discursive interpretations of rural place, (post)nature and temporality; ii) experiential factors; iii) assessments of utility; and iv) local contexts. The thesis draws these together into a conceptual framework that helps guide analyses of place-change experiences. The framework’s value is demonstrated through applying it to the example of windfarms. The results reveal perceptions to be complex and multifarious but suggest that changes can be incorporated into place attachments and identities so long as highly-valued place assets are not harmed. The research makes a valuable contribution to geography by enhancing understandings about everyday rural lives and experiences; and revealing parallels between academic and lay discourses about landscape, ‘nature’ and place-temporality. It also adds to the considerable literature on perceptions of renewable energy by providing insights into attitudes towards windfarms at the post-construction, rather than proposal, stage.
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- 2015
43. Trauma and place identity: the breaking and repairing of place attachment in the mind of an adolescent with developmental trauma.
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Ranieri, Fiorenzo
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PSYCHOANALYSIS , *PSYCHOTHERAPY , *YOUNG adults , *PLACE attachment (Psychology) , *COUNTERTRANSFERENCE (Psychology) - Abstract
This paper illustrates features of psychoanalytic psychotherapy with a young adolescent who had experienced adverse childhood events, culminating in cumulative trauma. This led to the atrophying of her 'sense of place' and 'place identity', both integral to the development of a sense of self. The patient's memory of places seemed to have been pulverised and required the contact and containment of the adult mind of the therapist to find recomposition. A therapeutic relationship developed, thanks to the sharing of objects and places which had become fragmented in the patient's mind. There was a need for locations, paths, places, indeed entire nations needed to be emotionally recomposed in the transference, to assume rudimentary but thinkable forms. The psychotherapy made it possible to find part of my young patient's memory through play, and the value of intensive but short-term work became evident. Psychotherapy allowed partial repair of the capacity for place attachment, which facilitated the exploration of the external world, the possibility of attachment to new places, and the construction of new place identities, alongside her developing sense of herself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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44. Sense of place as an attitude: length of residence, landscape values and personal involvement in relation to a brief version of the Jorgensen and Stedman (2001) sense of place scale (El sentido de lugar como actitud: tiempo de residencia, valores paisajísticos, e implicación personal en la versión breve de la Escala de Sentido de Lugar de Jorgensen y Stedman, 2001)
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Chesterman, Adam, Lopez, Alexia, and Rateau, Patrick
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FRENCH-speaking countries , *ENVIRONMENTAL protection , *ENVIRONMENTAL sciences , *ENVIRONMENTAL security , *ENVIRONMENTAL engineering - Abstract
Sense of Place (SOP) can be defined as an attitude towards places, expressed through affective, cognitive and behavioural responses that can be operationalized using the SOP scale. However, this scale has not been explored in relation to factors of people-place bonds such as length of residence, personal involvement and landscape values. We conducted three studies to explore these factors in different populations, while also contributing to the validation of a reduced version of the scale. Study 1 (N = 184) focused on its latent structure through EFA; study 2 (N = 138) examined its links to length of residence and landscape values, and analysed data fit through CFA; study 3 (N = 58) examined links between SOP, length of residence, landscape values and personal involvement, and the scale's temporal stability. Results indicate a link between SOP and length of residence, personal involvement and some landscape values. They also support the validity of the reduced version of the scale as a unidimensional attitudinal construct, thus rendering it available for deployment in francophone samples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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45. Approaches on the concepts of place attachment in South Africa.
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Dlamini, S. and Tesfamichael, Solomon G.
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PLACE attachment (Psychology) ,DEVELOPING countries ,CULTURAL studies ,LITERATURE reviews ,ENVIRONMENTALISM - Abstract
This paper presents a select review of the literature on approaches to place attachment. A review of literary works on the topic reveals that approaches to place attachment studies can be grouped into four broad domains: attachment to specific places and 'meaningful locations'; predictors vs consequences of place attachment; methodologies of place dimensions; and theoretical approaches to the study. Comparatively, we then consider the approach to studies on place attachment in South Africa through a selective review of empirical studies on the topic. These are grouped into three broad categories: community attachment and cultural symbolism studies; place, sense of place, and place identity studies; and studies on the historical perspective of environmentalism in South Africa. We posit that studies on place attachment in South Africa are relatively in their infancy, and that more could be done to augment methodological and theoretical gaps on place attachment research in the country. However, by selecting South Africa as a reference point for studies in the global South, we do not purport that the selected studies are representative of the wide plethora of studies on place attachment discourse in this region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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46. The Mediating Role of Place Attachment Dimensions in the Relationship Between Local Social Identity and Well-Being
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Fridanna Maricchiolo, Oriana Mosca, Daniele Paolini, and Ferdinando Fornara
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well-being ,interdependent happiness ,place attachment ,social relations ,lack of resources ,place identity ,Psychology ,BF1-990 - Abstract
Well-functioning communities provide a range of material and psychological resources that enhance well-being. The degree to which individuals see themselves as part of the local social group, or local social identity, i.e., the social identification with the community of the place where people are living, may play an important role in enhancing happiness and well-being, as well as relationships of people with their own living environment, i.e., place attachment. We hypothesized that local social identity influences well-being via specific components of place attachment to the residential city/town, i.e., place identity, social relations, and lack of resources (which is the opposite of place dependence). We measured local social identity, individual well-being, interdependent happiness, and place attachment in a sample of N = 375 participants. We tested our hypotheses by conducting a series of mediation analyses with local social identity as an independent variable, individual well-being and interdependent happiness as dependent variables, and place attachment subfactors, i.e., place identity, social relations, and lack of resources, as mediators. Results showed that the relation between local social identity and both individual well-being and interdependent happiness was positively mediated by place identity and social relations, while the lack of resources emerged as a negative mediator only in the relation between local social identity and individual well-being (not for interdependent happiness). Practical implications and future developments are discussed.
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- 2021
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47. Resettlement, intergenerational memory, place attachment, and place identity in Roșia Jiu coal mine - Gorj County, Romania.
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Bora, Iuliana and Voiculescu, Mircea
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PLACE attachment (Psychology) ,COAL mining ,LAND settlement ,INVOLUNTARY relocation ,DESTRUCTION of cultural property ,MEMORY - Abstract
The present study was conducted in a traditional mining area in Romania-the Rovinari Carboniferous Basin-from which in 1976 the communist authorities relocated about 800 people, two churches, and a cemetery to a new location in the village of Iași, Gorj County, in order to expand coal mining operations. Using the triangulation method, we gathered data from 139 questionnaires, 30 interviews, and ethnographic observations to highlight the ways in which the traumatic memories of the communist period are evoked today by the displaced population and perceived by the younger generation. Apart from some post-communist memories that cast the communist regime in a positive light, respondents largely condemned the regime, which, by threatening to take away their work, forced them to move to a new location. This relocation had profound implications in respondents' personal and family mentality represented first by the destruction of local cultural property or heritage and later by the appearance of trauma and respondents' implicit attachment to the places they had lost. The history of those times is taught through the intergenerational transmission of memories at home as a place of family identity or at church as the centre of spirituality for the Romanian village. Bringing household items from the old destroyed location to the new location strengthened respondents' postcommunist memory and helped to heal or alleviate their past trauma. However, beyond the differing political considerations expressed by those we interviewed and questioned, the complexity of post-communist memory, whichis tense and nuanced, remains relevant under deeper scrutiny. • 800 people, 248 houses, 2 churches, and a cemetery were displaced and relocated. • House is a true predictor and the key of place attachment and place identity. • Personal stories of place attachment serve as the basis of intergenerational memory. • Domestic artefacts are evidence of the past, an evocation of nostalgic feelings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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48. The Mediating Role of Place Attachment Dimensions in the Relationship Between Local Social Identity and Well-Being.
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Maricchiolo, Fridanna, Mosca, Oriana, Paolini, Daniele, and Fornara, Ferdinando
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PLACE attachment (Psychology) ,GROUP identity ,SOCIAL influence ,SOCIAL groups ,INDEPENDENT variables - Abstract
Well-functioning communities provide a range of material and psychological resources that enhance well-being. The degree to which individuals see themselves as part of the local social group, or local social identity, i.e., the social identification with the community of the place where people are living, may play an important role in enhancing happiness and well-being, as well as relationships of people with their own living environment, i.e., place attachment. We hypothesized that local social identity influences well-being via specific components of place attachment to the residential city/town, i.e., place identity, social relations, and lack of resources (which is the opposite of place dependence). We measured local social identity, individual well-being, interdependent happiness, and place attachment in a sample of N = 375 participants. We tested our hypotheses by conducting a series of mediation analyses with local social identity as an independent variable, individual well-being and interdependent happiness as dependent variables, and place attachment subfactors, i.e., place identity, social relations, and lack of resources, as mediators. Results showed that the relation between local social identity and both individual well-being and interdependent happiness was positively mediated by place identity and social relations, while the lack of resources emerged as a negative mediator only in the relation between local social identity and individual well-being (not for interdependent happiness). Practical implications and future developments are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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49. Putting energy infrastructure into place: A systematic review.
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Devine-Wright, Patrick and Peacock, Adam
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ENERGY infrastructure , *PLACE attachment (Psychology) , *SOCIAL scientists , *WIND power , *BIBLIOMETRICS , *NUCLEAR energy , *CUMULATIVE effects assessment (Environmental assessment) - Abstract
For twenty years, social scientists have used place concepts to understand energy infrastructure siting. Much of this research stemmed from attempts to provide theoretical explanations that avoid pejorative NIMBY (Not in My Back Yard) assumptions about community objections. Despite a burgeoning literature, a comprehensive review of place-related energy infrastructure research is lacking. This paper addresses this gap for the first time by collating and systematically reviewing a corpus of 190 articles published between January 1999 and March 2022, using search terms combining 'energy' and five place concepts (place attachment, sense of place, place identity, identity of a place, place-technology fit). Content analysis revealed the application of place concepts most frequently to wind energy, as well as nuclear power, fossil-fuel extraction and energy distribution; a high number of journal outlets (n = 76); a prevalence of single case study and survey methods; geographical concentration in developed countries, and a high prevalence of female authors. Bibliometric analysis of key words indicated a hub and spoke structure centered on the term place attachment, with low levels of coherence. 8 research clusters were identified comprising disparate technologies, geographical contexts, concepts and methods. Two of the search terms (identity of a place, place-technology fit) had low prevalence. Analysis revealed the application of place concepts to be highly varied, with 15 place concepts identified that are often not the primary focus of research, and sometimes used superficially. To improve coherence, cumulative learning and rigour in future studies, a lexicon of place definitions and specific recommendations are provided. • A corpus of 190 articles draws on place concepts to research energy infrastructure. • This literature spans diverse technology sectors, countries and numerous journals. • Studies on renewable energy, in particular wind energy, are most prevalent. • Eight clusters with weak coherence are identified, indicating a fragmented literature. • Recommendations to improve coherence, cumulative learning and rigour are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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50. Routes with roots: Pedestrian route choices and sense of place of an urban university community.
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Chan, Ho-Yin, Cheng, Dawei, and Chen, Anthony
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PLACE attachment (Psychology) , *ROUTE choice , *STRUCTURAL equation modeling , *CHOICE of transportation , *PSYCHOLOGICAL factors , *WAYFINDING - Abstract
Understanding how people choose routes in urban environments is essential for effective urban planning. While conventional transportation studies focus on utilitarian decision-making, this research investigates the complex interplay between human-environment interactions and emotional attachments to places, which influence transportation choices. Specifically, we examine the impact of sense of place in pedestrian route choice within a densely populated urban university community. Unlike typical urban settings characterized by clear roads and landmarks, university environments often feature intricate layouts with diffuse pathways, shared spaces, and a lack of clear spatial hierarchies. This complexity challenges conventional spatial knowledge acquisition methods. Individuals navigating such environments tend to rely on socio-sensory wayfinding strategies, developing emotional connections to specific places and routes over time. Consequently, route choices in these contexts may not always be deliberate but rather subconscious and nuanced. Our study focuses on elucidating the impact of the sense of place—a composite of conscious and subconscious perceptions, emotions, and attachments to a location—on daily route decisions. Through structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis, we demonstrate that the sense of place significantly influences route choices within community building complexes, surpassing utilitarian considerations as a primary explanatory factor. These findings underscore the importance of emotional and psychological factors in shaping urban route decisions, offering valuable insights for urban planning and management strategies. • Sense of place's (SoP) impact on route choices through meaningful places. • Case study: complex university campus with growing SoP. • SoP encourages longer routes via meaningful places. • SoP affects walk choice, negative for shortest path, positive for other utilities. • Mobility shapes how we perceive place and influences walking behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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