Preserving and Constructing Place Attachment in Europe

This book offers a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to place attachment from a European perspective. Starting from a dynamic, relational, and participatory concept of place attachment, the book discusses place making and place attachment processes through place-based development and community place-driven actions. It also presents examples of creating place attachment through nature- and culture-based contexts and focuses on how sustainable planning and territorial identities enhance place attachment. Finally, this book presents and discusses (re)constructing place attachment within transition processes and through strategic solutions for urban recovery and regeneration of (post)-industrial areas. By considering the social, environmental, economic, and political effects of building, strengthening and maintaining place attachment, this book is a valuable read for all those working with and interested in learning more about place attachment: geographers, landscapeplanners, sociologists, psychologists, environmental and political scientists, and members of community movements.

Auteur

Oana-Ramona Ilovan is Associate Professor of Geography at Babe -Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of the scientific journal Territorial Identity and Development (since 2016) and Director of Territorial Identities and Development Research Centre (ITDRC) (since 2020). Her main research interests are Regional Geography, territorial identities, place attachment, qualitative methodology, cultural landscapes, participatory processes, and urban development.

Iwona Markuszewska is University Professor of Earth and Exact Sciences at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland. She is a member of the International Advisory Board of the Territorial Identities and Development Research Centre (ITDRC) (since 2020). Her main research interests are emotional landscape, place attachment, socio-environmental conflicts, multifunctional rural development, land fragmentation and consolidation, and sustainability in fashion.