Place attachment

Altman, I. & S.M. Low, 1992, Place attachment, Plenum Press, New York

  • Author : Altman, I. & S.M. Low
  • Year : 1992
  • Publisher : Plenum Press
  • Publisher's Location : New York
  • ISBN : 0306440717
  • Pages : 314
  • Comments : KEYWORDS: place attachment, place, landscape, childhood, children, women, elderly, blind people, neighbourhood, communities, Self-identity, workplaces.
  • Outline : This book examines the area of research and scholarship in the behaviour and environment field that has long-rang implications for environmental design. Place attachment has become a topic of discussion at conferences and scholarly and professional journals. In this book provides viewpoints from several disciplines: anthropology, architecture, gerontology, landscape architecture, psychology, sociology, social ecology, and urban planning.