Sense of place: an empirical measurement

Shamai, Shmuel

doi:10.1016/0016-7185(91)90017-k

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“…The second domain embraces cause and effect relationships between concepts, prediction, hypothesis testing, and where appropriate, generalization (e.g., see Shamai 1991, Lalli 1992, Jorgensen and Stedman 2001. This approach separates core constructs into different spheres such as cognition and emotion, and emphasizes the individual as the unit of analysis.…”

Section: An Approach To Sense Of Place Researchmentioning

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“…As such, it is often viewed as the most encompassing core construct within associated research (e.g., Shamai 1991, Kaltenborn 1998. Crucially, our approach to sense of place analysis emphasizes both attachment and meanings, although these concepts are sometimes conflated and greater analytical emphasis is given to place attachment than to place meanings (Stedman 2008).…”

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The contribution of sense of place to social-ecological systems research: a review and research agenda

Masterson¹,

Stedman²,

Enqvist³

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ABSTRACT. To develop and apply goals for future sustainability, we must consider what people care about and what motivates them to engage in solving sustainability issues. Sense of place theory and methods provide a rich source of insights that, like the socialecological systems perspective, assume an interconnected social and biophysical reality. However, these fields of research are only recently beginning to converge, and we see great potential for further engagement. Here, we present an approach and conceptual tools for how the sense of place perspective can contribute to social-ecological systems research. A brief review focuses on two areas where relation to place is particularly relevant: stewardship of ecosystem services, and responses to change in social-ecological systems. Based on the review, we synthesize specific ways in which sense of place may be applied by social-ecological systems researchers to analyze individual and social behaviors. We emphasize the importance of descriptive place meanings and evaluative place attachment as tools to study the patterned variation of sense of place within or among populations or types of places and the implications for resilience and transformative capacity. We conclude by setting out an agenda for future research that takes into account the concerns of resilience thinking such as the effects of dynamic ecology, interactions between temporal and spatial scales, and the interplay of rapid and incremental change on sense of place and place-related behaviors. This future research agenda also includes concerns from the broader sense of place literature such as the importance of structural power relationships on the creation of place meanings and how scaling up a sense of place may influence pro-environmental behavior.

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Section: An Approach To Sense Of Place Researchmentioning

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Section: An Introduction To Key Termsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The contribution of sense of place to social-ecological systems research: a review and research agenda

Masterson¹,

Stedman²,

Enqvist³

et al. 2017

E&S

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273

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“…Shamai (1991) developed the sense of place measurement indicating the strength of place attachment. The scale ranges from 'no sense of place' (value of 0) to 'deepest commitment and sacrifice to the place' (value of 6).…”

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Place Meaning and Significance of the Traditional Shopping District in the City Centre of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Ujang

2014

ArchNet-IJAR

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“…Perhaps, it is better to display place attachment using a spectrum of place attachment containing no attachment at one end and place identity at the other end and place attachment somewhere between the two ends. Some studies aimed to evaluate the idea of spectrum and examine the power of place attachment (or sense of place) from lack of information about the place (without attachment) to obligation to it or even sacrificing for the place (Kaltenborn, 1998;Shamai, 1991). This classification is more useful when it is combined with scales of components of place dependence and place identity so that the possible conceptualization of these components and their correlations be more examined (Hay, 1998a, b).…”

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The Role of Time in Developing Place Meanings Case Study: Javaherdeh Recreation Area, Ramsar, Iran

Nejati¹,

Mahdavi²

2016

TOJDAC

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Person-place models show that there are complex and multidimensional bonds between individuals and places. Since some of researchers believe that familiarity duration with a place is an effective factor for place bonding, there is almost no data to prove this hypothesis, and even it is not clear that how and why does time affect these bonds? In the present study, comments of Javaherdeh recreation area visitors were used in order to prove and describe the role of time in devoting sense of place. Questionnaire was the main tool used in this study. Content validity and Cronbach's alpha methods were used to determine validity and reliability of the questionnaire, respectively. The results showed that there are significant differences between people who had a special place and those who did not have a special place, based on visit characteristics including repeated visits, maintaining the bond, and duration of stay. Moreover, a significant difference was observed between familiarity of visitors and sense of place. In this study, the physical environment was considered important in the case of short-term familiarity with other places, while social relationships, homes, and ceremonies were considered important in the case of a longer-term familiarity. The results showed that a longer-term familiarity with a place converts the basis of physical attachment into social attachment. Furthermore, longer-term familiarity with a place will lead to a higher place attachment. Keywords: Place Attachment, Place Meanings, Time INTRODUCTIONThe studies on places and their senses includes a variety of fields such as philosophy, literature, anthropology, geography, sociology, natural resources and architecture (Casey 1997; Caltbron 1998; Lowe and Altman 1992;Manzo 2005;Relph 1976; Tiger and Azal 1996; William and Stewart, 1998). Although most people agree with that place and time are an important part of human life, but the effect of time on our relationship with place has been ignored. The present study investigated the effect of time on relationship of individuals with place. To this aim, perspectives of researchers such as Relph (1976), Tuan (1977), William Peterson, (1994 were used in the present study, who believe that human is the creator of places. Human lives in the geographical space, once he gives it a personal meaning, he calls it "Place" (Casey 1997). Relph (1976), a human geographer, states that places are centers of actions and intentions which have special places in space and time. People focus on place and distinguish it from the surrounding environment, while it is a part of that environment. For years, concepts of the relationship between human and environment were studied, and the terms of place attachment (Lowe and Altman 1992;Williams et al. 1992), sense of place (Kantril 1998; Hay 1998; Shamay 1991;Stedman 2002; Estelle 1981;Williams and Stewart, 1998), place identity (Proshanski, Fabian and Kaminof 1983), and place dependence (Stokelz, 1981; Schumacher, 1983) have been widely used. Sense of place is a...

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Sense of place: an empirical measurement

Cited by 436 publications

References 4 publications

The contribution of sense of place to social-ecological systems research: a review and research agenda

The contribution of sense of place to social-ecological systems research: a review and research agenda

Place Meaning and Significance of the Traditional Shopping District in the City Centre of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Role of Time in Developing Place Meanings Case Study: Javaherdeh Recreation Area, Ramsar, Iran

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