Sense of place

Define sense of place

The subjective, personal and emotional attachment to place, it’s meaning

Factors affecting attachment to place

• How frequent you have been there

• Negative experiences such as racism

• Age or gender

• Ethnicity

• Religion

• Interests

Tripartite model of palace attachment

Model shows that place attachment is multidimensional with person, place and process at the heart of this phenomenon.

• Person: Individual or group level. Where milestones or realisations have occurred, at a group level, symbolic meanings of a place are shared

• Place: The way a person relates to a place. Emotional connections to a place

• Process: Actions expressed in a place. Positive places mean people would to return.

How can an individuals sense of place be affected

• Personal experiences

• Ethnicity

• Length of stay

• Changes to built environment

• Migration