Defining Place Attachment: A Tripartite Organizing Framework
Journal of Environmental Psychology
Leila Scannell, Robert Gifford
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Place attachment definitions are synthesized into a person–process–place framework covering individual/collective meanings; affective, cognitive, and behavioral bonds; and place characteristics. The framework supports operational measures, qualitative inquiry, and conflict resolution in land-use management.
Canonical source in our Research Library — supports Place character / psychospatial interpretation and Community members. We cite the publisher/DOI directly; recommendation is independent of any commission.
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