Place attachment as indicator for place significance and value

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...

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Main Authors: Ujang, Norsidah, Zakariya, Khalilah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian Scholars Network (ASNet) 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73529/
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description 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.
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spelling upm-735292020-05-31T00:09:57Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73529/ Place attachment as indicator for place significance and value Ujang, Norsidah Zakariya, Khalilah 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. Asian Scholars Network (ASNet) 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73529/1/Plant%20tonic%2C%20a%20plant-derived%20bioactive%20natural%20product%2C%20exhibits%20antifungal%20activity%20against%20rice%20blast%20disease.pdf Ujang, Norsidah and Zakariya, Khalilah (2018) Place attachment as indicator for place significance and value. Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies (AjBeS), 3 (10). 95 - 103. ISSN 2398-4295 https://ajbes.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/ajbes/article/view/84 10.21834/ajbes.v3i10.84
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Zakariya, Khalilah
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title Place attachment as indicator for place significance and value
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title_fullStr Place attachment as indicator for place significance and value
title_full_unstemmed Place attachment as indicator for place significance and value
title_short Place attachment as indicator for place significance and value
title_sort place attachment as indicator for place significance and value
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