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An exploration of place as a process: The case of Jackson Hole, WY
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In this paper, the conceptualization of place as a process, rather than a static entity, is explored in personal interviews in and around Jackson, Wyoming, where three key themes or dimensions that were frequently described by interviewees are examined: (1) life stage/course, (2) searching for a feeling, and (3) commitment to a place.About:
This article is published in Journal of Environmental Psychology.The article was published on 2005-12-01. It has received 150 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Conceptualization & Interpersonal ties.read more
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The sacred and the profane.
TL;DR: In 1992 members of an environmental group Swatch Ganga attended a conference conducted by the Friends of the Ganges in order to gain moral technical and financial support for cleaning up the river as mentioned in this paper.
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Sense of place in environmental education
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the logic and evidence suggesting a relationship between place attachment, place meanings, pro-environmental behavior, and factors influencing sense of place, and propose that in general environmental education can influence sense-of-place through a combination of direct place experiences and instruction.
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Seeking everyday wellbeing: The coast as a therapeutic landscape.
TL;DR: The diverse coastal experiences sought out by residents of two towns in south west England are explored, suggesting 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.
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Making places: the role of attachment in creating the sense of place for traditional streets in Malaysia
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined attachment to traditional shopping streets in the city centre of Kuala Lumpur and found that attachment to the traditional streets is strong and it influences the users' perception on the identity of the places.
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Sense of Place, Fast and Slow: The Potential Contributions of Affordance Theory to Sense of Place.
TL;DR: How direct and immediate perception–action processes presented in affordance theory (resulting in immediately perceived place meanings) can complement slower forms of social construction presented in sense of place scholarship is considered.
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