Gifted Places: The Inalienable Nature of Belonging in Place

Bennett, Julia

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“…27 Bennett refers to this form of belonging as 'ontological' belonging or 'being in this world'. 28 Perhaps this perspective does not feature prominently in the research literature on the urban middle class because these studies tend to focus on residents moving into the city and into neighbourhoods in the early stages of their working career and life course, 29 thereby highlighting strategic and conscious decision-making processes rather than the everyday and often unconscious process of making the neighbourhood one's home.…”

Section: Middle-class Belongingmentioning

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When the spell is broken: gentrification, urban tourism and privileged discontent in the Amsterdam canal district

Pinkster

Boterman

2017

cultural geographies

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Expansion of urban tourism in historic districts in European cities is putting increasing pressure on these areas as places to live. In Amsterdam, an ever-growing number of tourists visit the famous canal district, which also forms the home of a group of long-term, upper-middle-class residents. While such residents are generally depicted as instigators of urban transformation, in this case, they are on the receiving end. Bringing together the literature on the sociospatial impact of tourism, belonging and the lived experience of place, this article explores the changing relationship between these established residents and their neighbourhood and provides insight into their growing sense of discontent and even powerlessness in the face of neighbourhood change.

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Section: Middle-class Belongingmentioning

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When the spell is broken: gentrification, urban tourism and privileged discontent in the Amsterdam canal district

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Boterman

2017

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“…On a slighter scale, attachment to one's neighbourhood is connected with fewer perceived rudeness (e.g., drug dealing, gang activity, traffic, etc.) on one's block and less fear of neighbourhood crime (Brown et al, 2003; Scannell & Gifford, 2010).According to Bennett (2014), 'belonging' is a hazy term that is yet but central to the character and everyday life of people. History, people, and place are the three bases of belonging (Bennett, 2014;Miller, 2003).…”

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“…History, people, and place are the three bases of belonging (Bennett, 2014;Miller, 2003). Belonging can be verbalised regarding "multiple social relationships broadening between past, present, and future generations and places" (Bennett, 2014, p. 658).…”

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Youth in Public Housing: Place attachment and Quality of Life Index

Omar¹,

Omar²,

Othman³

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This study examines the quality of life (QoL) satisfaction through place attachment theory upon neighbourhood area among youth in Kuala Lumpur. The objectives are to test the impact of neighbourhood sense of place on QoL index. For place attachment, the environmental factors closest to the home of the residents exerted a greater influence than the more distal factor. These findings contribute to understanding the relationship between place attachment theory and quality of life among youth. The discussion also considers personal dimensions of place belonging and identifying associations amongst them as ways to explore youth quality of life in the PPH. Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. , UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of IntroductionNeighbourhood determines equally as a 'place' for the inquiry to be carried out in some circumstances themes. It embraces the significance of the physical change, physical boundaries and local landmarks in creating a sense of belonging and identify on representing the quality of life among the dwellers . Place indicated as a unit of 'eco-friendly experience' in conjunction of identifications, affects, and behaviours of the people who are experiencing the neighbourhood environmental spaces. The concept of neighbourhood environment usually measured by assessing neighbourhood networks, instrumental and emotional social support available within the area, casual interaction with neighbours and other resources potentially available to all members of the community structure . The physical characteristics of a neighbourhood (i.e. the built form) affect patterns of local public contact remains highly arguable.Place can be understood as a unit on accomplishment for 'environmental experience ' (Canter, 1986), a conjunction of intuitions, affect and behaviours of the people who are experiencing the area (Canter, 1991). The word 'place' delivers many different dimensions such as physical size, tangible vs. symbolic, known and experienced versus unknown or not experienced (Pretty, et al., 2003). Lochner et al. (1999) concluded that neighbourhood solidity is a community level characteristic, with several instruments having been designed to quantify this collective attribute (Young, et al., 2004).Nowadays, architects and urban designers have special attention to the psychological understanding of human behavior because these outlooks are closely related to the physical environment. The acquaintance of designers to environmental psychology helps to acknowledge people behaviour and makes harmonious design merge to peoples' needs. It also delivers good conditions for human life (Farkish, et al., 2015). The physical features and form play an important ...

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“…This statement is supported by the experience of Middle Eastern women in this study who reported that their sense of belonging was achieved by finding familiar spaces in their new habitat. Furthermore, this reproduction of history contributing to a sense of belonging aligns with Bennett (2014) As "an affective bond that connects people to places" (Lewicka 2013 family roots, and so on), although the process of forming emotional bonds with places requires further investigation. Lewicka (2014) states that declarative semantic memory (long-term factual stored information) could be an enabler in the process of an affective bond for a newcomer in a place.…”

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A living room in the city: the place of public space in the everyday lives of Middle Eastern women in Greater Brisbane

Gholamhosseini¹

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With the first step people take out of their homes, they enter public territory. One of the significant visions for urban planners producing spaces for public life is creating a feeling of comfort for each urban dweller in this wide territory of many. Successful public spaces can only be produced through informed planning and understanding the needs of all urban dwellers. In an attempt to understand the needs of one group of urban dwellers, Middle Eastern women in Greater Brisbane, this study investigates their everyday experiences of public spaces in Greater Brisbane and explores the suitability of available public spaces for this group.The aim of this study is to answer questions about the roles that urban spaces play in the daily lives of migrant women to find ways of making better connections between their everyday experience as migrants and public spaces as a constituent element of social life. To introduce a platform in which the voice of this minority group could be heard this study is an attempt to explore and understand the role and structure of urban spaces from three different angles: the meaning of public and private space, and relationships between the two spaces; diversity and migration and the impact of these on the everyday life of migrant people (especially on their use of public space); and women and their needs and expectations for urban spaces. These three different themes, in addition to the characteristics of Australian society and cities, could describe the main question of this research: how can the experiences of Middle Eastern migrant women using public spaces inform the planning and design of such spaces?Phenomenology is the research approach adopted in this study. A Phenomenological approach is appropriate when the research question requires an intimate awareness and deep understanding of how humans experience a situation. Based on data collected through semistructured in-depth interviews with twenty Middle Eastern women, and with the assist of NVivo software and Phenomenological approach (Moustakas' modification of the Van Kaam model), twelve themes were identified that address the way this group of urban dwellers experience the built and natural environment.Aside from an in-depth understanding of the urban experience for Middle Eastern women, the findings from this study recognises and understands how minority groups/migrants experience urban settings presenting possible ways planning disciplines could better respond to the needs and expectations of these urban dwellers. The research findings presented in this study contribute to planning involving Middle Eastern populations in multicultural settings and show how gender, social construct, ethnic composition, religious beliefs, and lifestyle define and change the ways in ii which urban spaces are experienced and used by these urban dwellers. Subsequently these findings emphasize the role of urban specialists, particularly urban planners, in design and production of inclusive urban spaces that are suitable for use by multicult...

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Gifted Places: The Inalienable Nature of Belonging in Place

Cited by 58 publications

References 41 publications

When the spell is broken: gentrification, urban tourism and privileged discontent in the Amsterdam canal district

When the spell is broken: gentrification, urban tourism and privileged discontent in the Amsterdam canal district

Youth in Public Housing: Place attachment and Quality of Life Index

A living room in the city: the place of public space in the everyday lives of Middle Eastern women in Greater Brisbane

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