Search results
Human geographers, social psychologists and sociologists have studied how a sense of place develops. Their approaches include comparisons between places, learning from elders and observing natural disasters and other events.
- George Seddon
- 1972
One is social – a sense of place that involves shared experiences, with neighbours, family, people we work with. One is public or political – a sense of place that reflects national identity or a feeling of belonging, often reinforced and manipulated through branding.
In order to synthesize the extensively studied place identities and their meanings, this work reviews how the literature has conceived and deconstructed place identity. We intend to guide audiences through the development of place identity since its introduction by Proshansky.
Jun 28, 2020 · Sense of place holds promise to understand how people perceive and respond to social and ecological change; however, using this concept to explore vulnerability and adaptation first depends on identifying the multiple ways people define their relationship with a place.
- Kiandra F. Rajala, Michael G. Sorice, Valerie A. Thomas
- 29
- 2020
- 28 June 2020
May 26, 2016 · Sense of place—including place attachment and place meanings—can help people appreciate ecological aspects of cities. A place may also conjure contradicting emotions—the warmth of community and home juxtaposed with the stress of dense urban living.
Mar 2, 2022 · Sense of place has recently gained increased attention in academic research, including environmental psychology, geography, urban and planning literature. In various research contexts and for different purposes, different theories and approaches have been adopted to investigate sense of place.
Feb 1, 2021 · Literature on place identity has often ignored the differences between rural and urban communities. Among the few exceptions, Casakin and his colleagues compared residents’ sense of place, attachment and identification in differently-sized Israeli settlements.
