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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"place meaning"”.
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Sense of place, identity and attachment : entering university.
Sense of Place is a topic that has attracted considerable interest of late; how people relate to their location and how this bond can increase or decrease can have considerable bearing on levels of well-being and adjustment. Place attachment can also be strengthened through social interplay and …
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The role of place attachment in proactive and reactive adaptation to flood risk
… examines! the! role!of! relationship! with! place! in! reactive!and! proactive! adaptation! to! flood! risk! in! England.! There! is! currently! little! research! into! how! floods! affect! relationship! with! place! and! how! this! relationship! may! determine! adaptive! behaviour.! As! the! …
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An Exploration of the Relationship between Contemporary Spirituality, the Physically Active Rural Tourist and the Geography of Place: a case study of the Lake District
… domain of philosophers, academic knowledge of place, sense of place and place attachment has largely become the territory of human geographers who have contributed to defining these concepts and who, moreover, are responsible for classifying the complex interactions of humans with space and …
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Stewarding emotional places: Effects of place and emotion on pro-environmental behaviors in working landscapes
… two interrelated social phenomena (concepts of place and emotions) as they relate to human behaviors that benefit the environment and sustainability of agroecosystems in the context of working landscapes in the Midwestern United States. In the first study, I conducted a systematic review to …
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Stakeholder representation in park planning: localized place meanings at Grand Canyon
… Canyon National Park through an examination of place meanings from a lived experience perspective. Using a combination of photo-elicitation methods and semi-structured interviewing this research offers a novel form of representation among localized stakeholders to the backcountry at Grand Canyon …
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Pluralistic valuation of nature: Mixed-methods research with communities around protected areas in Alaska
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2025-08-01
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Establishing a Framework for Landscape Narrative Exploration Within Seattle's Pioneer Square Historic District
… transport a visitor into the intimate realm of place: kinesthetically, through immersion, or abounding with ethos. This thesis examines the application of landscape narratives as a tool for describing place. By addressing ideas of space production and narrative within the landscape, I assemble a …
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Exquisite Corpses : an architectural mystery
… project seeks to reconstitute a discussion of meaning within architecture through the use of narrative, anachronous formal languages, and literary devices. If we are to take the dismissal of postmodern architectural discussions as a given, we can place meaning as an archaic subject matter …
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Mapping the Underthing: Literary Geography and Geographic Education in The Slow Regard of Silent Things
… be mapped, the significance of toponyms (i.e., place-names), and the broader implications for literary and geographic studies. Of the fifty-two (52) toponyms analyzed, thirty-eight (38) were meaningfully identified using the text and the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), revealing deliberate …