The Moderating Role of Place Attachment on the Relationship Between Attitudes Toward Fees and Spending Preferences

Place attachment, place satisfaction and pro-environmental behaviour: a comparative assessment of multiple regression and structural equation modelling

“…Multiple regression and SEM analyses results suggest that the different attachment dimensions have differential influence on place satisfaction and pro-environmental behavioural intentions and do not act uniformly, confirming earlier arguments of some researchers (Bricker & Kerstetter, 2000;Kyle et al, 2003). Place dependence, place identity, place social bonding, and place affect have different psychological properties and their effects on place satisfaction and pro-environmental behaviours are different and sometimes opposing.…”

“…Place attachment is conceptualized as the extent to which an individual values or identifies himself/herself with a particular environmental setting (Kyle, Absher, & Graefe, 2003). Considered by many as a multidimensional construct, it encompasses affect, beliefs, emotions, knowledge and behaviour (Chow, & Healy, 2008).…”

Perceptions Of Outdoor Recreation Professionals Toward Place Meanings In Natural Environments: A Q-Method Inquiry

“…Human geographers suggest that individuals who are emotionally and cognitively bonded to a place may protect that setting because of their affective attachment to it (Relph, 1976). Research on parks and outdoor recreation places suggests that this notion holds true in certain contexts (Bricker & Kerstetter, 2002;Kaltenborn 1998;Kaltenborn & Williams, 2002;Kyle, Absher, & Graefe, 2003;Stedman, 2002;Vaske & Korbin, 200;Walker & Chapman, 2003). These findings have deepened some of the ways in which the outdoor recreation profession may be able to utilize and value place meanings in order to promote pro-environmental beliefs.…”

“…There has been an abundance of research conducted exploring place meanings within outdoor recreation contexts (Kyle, Absher, & Graefe, 2003;McCool, Moore & Graefe, 1994;Stankey, & Clark, 1984;Williams, Patterson, Roggenbuck, & Watson, 1992;Wilson, 2005). The focus of these studies has been primarily on the unique attributes of geographical locations.…”

The Study Role of Demographic Characteristics In The Attachment level of Users of Urban Spaces, Case Study: Imam Street of Mahabad City in Iran

“…With this difference that in this study, the test has been addressed behavioral dimensions of place attachment, sense of achievement, that, as a committed and responsible behavior in relation to its place. For example has been proposed in different studies the behavioral dimension of attachment to place, to respect the rules and restrictions in place (Warzecha & Lime, 2000), willingness to pay to maintain it (Kyle et al, 2003) and behaviors committed by Members (Vaske & Korbin, 2001). So when will be full assess the interests individuals the place That in addition an evaluation of the location, should be evaluated both emotional and cognitive, behavioral and motivational effects on the individual (Chrkhchyan, 2010).…”