Place attachment as indicator for place significance and value

Ujang, Norsidah and Zakariya, Khalilah (2018) Place attachment as indicator for place significance and value. Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies, 3 (10 (March/April)). pp. 95-103. E-ISSN 2398-4295

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Abstract

Place attachment is a form of connection between a person and the environmental setting. In the production of urban places, planners and designers mainly focus on the quality of the physical components. However, the aspects of meanings and attachment are not adequately considered in the planning and decision-making process. This study utilizes semi-structured interview method to examine place attachment dimensions in understanding the values of a place in the life of the users. Sample cases include examining attachment to streets in the city centre of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was evident that users’ roles and ethnic backgrounds influenced their responses. Attachment to the places was economically, socially and culturally oriented and prevalent in their daily experience of the places, and the place memories recalled.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	4776/63289
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Place attachment; meaning; value; users
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races > HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology N Fine Arts > NA Architecture > NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying N Fine Arts > NA Architecture > NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying > NA9053.R4 City planning
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design > Department of Landscape Architecture
Depositing User:	Dr. Khalilah Zakariya
Date Deposited:	17 Apr 2018 10:50
Last Modified:	17 Apr 2018 10:50
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/63289

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