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The psychology of place : rebuilding sense of place in a post-colonial world / edited by Iain M Butterworth.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Place attachment.
- Indigenous peoples--Land tenure--Psychological aspects.
- Indigenous peoples.
- City planning--Psychological aspects.
- City planning.
- Community psychology.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- "Blending psychology, urban design, and Indigenous knowledge, this powerful, cross-disciplinary book explores what a 'sense of place' means, how it can change, and how to measure it. It is vital reading for socially engaged scholars, practitioners, and policymakers who care about community, environment, and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction : Psychological conceptions of place : Opportunities for rebuilding our place in a post-colonial world
- Issues and opportunities for defining and measuring the psychology of place
- "We can no more own the land we walk on than the air we breathe" : Indigenous conceptions of place
- Climate change as a disrupter of sense of place
- The application and assessment of regional and rural liveability
- Neighbourhood connections of Iranian migrants in Melbourne, Australia
- Ellenbrook new town 1993-2023 : Reconnecting people to place via traditional neighbourhood design
- Sense of place among young people in Nashville, Tennessee
- Sense of place and liveability : Community cognitions, attachment, and social action
- Creating healthy places and neighbourhoods : The role of public policymaking
- Our place - our journey : How we worked to assist in rebuilding a broken city to establish a place for all people to thrive
- Indigenous nation-building : Bridging the gaps between policy implementation and connection to Country
- Indigenous knowledge systems as keys to rebuilding humans' relationships to place and planet
- The architecture of belonging : Finding the pulse of a precinct
- The courage to heal : Reflections on working as an ally in planning with Country
- Issues and opportunities for reconciling Western and Indigenous conceptions of place
- Afterword : Saving a place for hope : How a posthuman approach can help us stay grounded during rapid change.
- ISBN:
- 1-009-47379-4
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