The Role of Time in Place Attachment Case Study: Javaherdeh Recreation Area of Ramsar

Abstract

Quantitative studies have shown that the duration of the relationship is considered an important variable in the development of place attachment. However, the study of place attachment and the meaning of this attachment do not provide us much information. The present study was conducted to explain the relationship between time and place attachment in two groups including travelers and natives who were presented in Javaherdeh region of Ramsar. The results showed that the duration of the relationship plays an important role in the process that connects people with place and finally, there are different ways in which the time is effective in the formation of meanings in a place. Keywords: place attachment, time, Javaherdeh region of Ramsar INTRODUCTIONDifferent concepts of attachment between people and places are presented and studied. Among the most common are concepts of place attachment and sense of place (SOP). What can be seen in the latest systematic studies regarding the attachment to a place is dealing with the importance of time in a place (that is, the duration of the relationship with a place). Since both authors and researchers (Lu and Altman, 1992;Moore and Graefe, 1994; Ralph, 1976; Tuan, 1977) believed that time and experience in a place are important factors in deepening the meanings and emotional ties needed in relationship between human and space, few depth investigations have studied these factors and their role in shaping this relationship. Therefore, this study attempts to provide a deeper understanding of the impact of "time variable" on the relationship between the visitors and local people at Javaherdeh region of Ramsar.

Built Heritage in post-Disaster Scenarios

“…Some of the most noteworthy are related with administrative delays or insufficiency of the governmental capacity to take action and provide resources within the post-disaster time compression (Olshansky et al 2012); temporary shelters that become almost permanent and break people's bond with their former home; mistrust on traditional materials and techniques and preference for new industrial materials and models which, in some contexts, are unaffordable and paralyse the process due to lack of budget; transfer of responsibility for reconstruction from the government to the individual, i.e., to the homeowners who, after having suffered the experience of the damages, are not in the best position to react. These risks can result in a slow response, the passage of time being one of the factors that most affects people's perception of space and their connection to it (Tuan, 1977;Nejati and Mahdavi, 2016).…”