Linking place preferences with place meaning: An examination of the relationship between place motivation and place attachment

Kyle, Gerard T.; Mowen, Andrew J.; Tarrant, Michael A.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2004.11.001

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“…Participants who had moved to Cornwall from elsewhere highlighted the novelty of living within such close proximity to the sea, describing it variously as "priceless", "magical", "fantastic", "stunning", and "our back garden beach". Reflecting a form of place identity (Kyle et al, 2004), longerterm residents felt that having the option to go to the seaside, with scenic coastlines to the north, west and south of home, distinguished Cornwall from elsewhere in the UK, giving it a unique "coasty feel": Whilst participants might not actively engage with the sea on a routine basis (as Danny notes, sometimes taking it for granted), they valued its presence, even if just viewing it through a car window or at work. This presence contributed to feelings of belonging to the locality, reflecting Tuan's (1980, p. 4) notion of 'rootedness'; a feeling of "being completely at home -that is, unreflectively secure and comfortable in a particular location".…”

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Seeking everyday wellbeing: The coast as a therapeutic landscape

Bell

Phoenix

Lovell

et al. 2015

Social Science & Medicine

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Recent research suggests coastal environments may promote human health and wellbeing. This article explores the diverse coastal experiences sought out by residents of two towns in south west England to promote and preserve their personal wellbeing in the context of their everyday lives. It draws on the findings of an in-depth interpretive study conducted from May to November 2013 that examined the relative contribution of varied green and blue space experiences to individual wellbeing through the life course. Personalised activity maps produced using accelerometer and Global Positioning System (GPS) data were used to guide in-depth geo-narrative interviews with a purposive sample of 33 participants. This was combined with a subset of nine case study go-along interviews in places deemed therapeutic by the participants themselves, offering deeper insight into the lived experiences and relationships playing out within such places. Situated in a novel adaptation of the therapeutic landscapes framework, this article explores how symbolic, achievement-oriented, immersive and social experiences contributed to participants' sense of wellbeing in their local coastal areas.Participants expressed particularly strong and often enduring connections to the local coastline, with different coastal stretches perceived to cater for varied therapeutic needs and interests, at multiple scales and intensities. The findings suggest the need for greater acknowledgement of people's emotional, deeply embodied and often shared connections to the coast within coastal management policy and practice, both nationally and internationally. Importantly, such efforts should recognise the fluid, dynamic nature of this land-sea boundary, and the valued therapeutic experiences linked to this fluidity.

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Seeking everyday wellbeing: The coast as a therapeutic landscape

Bell

Phoenix

Lovell

et al. 2015

Social Science & Medicine

223

168

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“…Kyle, Mowen & Tarrant, 2004;Mayer & McPherson Frantz, 2004;Ryan, 2005;Schultz, Shriver, Tabanico & Khazian, 2004). The Nature Orientedness scale included five items (e.g., "sometimes I feel compelled to visit nature").…”

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Determinants of restorative experiences in everyday favorite places

Korpela

Ylén

Tyrväinen³

et al. 2008

Health & Place

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“…Vaske and Kobrin et al (2001) found that place identity was more strongly associated with environmentally responsible behaviour (Vaske & Kobrin, 2001). Kyle et al (2004) found that place identity was a significant positive moderator of fee support of U.S. recreational sites in California (Kyle, Mowen & Tarrant, 2004). However, despite the studies conducted in this field, planners remain oblivious to this issue.…”

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Bridging the Gap between Planning and Environmental Psychology: An application of sense of place for visioning of public policy

Shirotsuki¹,

Otsuki

Sonoda³

2017

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This paper aimed to explore a new methodology for vision making and sharing of a local municipality. The study explored using the residents' sense of place as a key element of the vision for the local town in order to ease the conflict or discomfort that can arise among diverse populations of merged municipalities. A method named Visioning with Sense of Place was developed for this study. Analyses indentified that the visioning process stimulated the participants to develop a broader sense of place with the new town.

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Linking place preferences with place meaning: An examination of the relationship between place motivation and place attachment

Cited by 431 publications

References 53 publications

Seeking everyday wellbeing: The coast as a therapeutic landscape

Seeking everyday wellbeing: The coast as a therapeutic landscape

Determinants of restorative experiences in everyday favorite places

Bridging the Gap between Planning and Environmental Psychology: An application of sense of place for visioning of public policy

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