Place Attachment

Lynne C. Manzo is an environmental psychologist and associate professor in the University of Washington’s College of Built Environments, Seattle, Washington, USA. She specializes in the study of place meaning, attachments, identity, the politics of place, and the experience of displacement in the context of public housing. Patrick Devine-Wright holds a Chair in Human Geography at the University of Exeter, UK, and has researched the relevance of place attachments and place identities for understanding "NIMBY" (Not In My Back Yard) controversies over the siting of energy technologies.

Introduction Lynne C. Manzo and Patrick Devine Wright  Part 1: Theory  1. Place Attachment and Phenomenology: The Synergistic Dynamism of Place David Seamon  2. Comparing the Theories of Interpersonal and Place Attachment Leila Scannell and Robert Gifford  3. Place Attachment in an Age of Mobility Per Gustafson  4. In Search of Roots: Memory as Enabler of Place Attachment Maria Lewicka  5. Community Place Attachment and its Role in Social Capital Development Nikolay Mihaylov and Douglas D. Perkins  6. Place Attachment as Discursive Practice Andrés Di Masso, John Dixon, and Kevin Durrheim  Part 2: Methods  7. "Beyond the Commodity Metaphor" Revisited: Some Methodological Reflections on Place Attachment Research Daniel Williams  8. Articulating Transnational Attachments through on-site Narratives Clare Rishbeth  9. Photo Based Methods for Understanding Place Meanings as Foundations of Attachment Richard Stedman  10. Theoretical and Methodological Aspects of Research on Place Attachment Bernardo Hernández, M. Carmen Hidalgo, and Cristina Ruiz  Part 3: Applications  11. "The Frayed Knot:" What Happens to Place Attachment in the Context of Serial Forced Displacement? Mindy Fullilove  12. Place Attachment, Community Identification and Pro-Environmental Engagement Giuseppe Carrus, Massimiliano Scopelliti, Ferdinando Fornara, Mirilia Bonnes, and Marino Bonaiuto  13. The Dynamics of Place Attachment in a Climate Changed World Patrick Devine-Wright  14. Exploring the Shadow Side: Place Attachment in the Context of Stigma, Displacement and social Housing Lynne C. Manzo  15. Do Not Detach! Instructions From and For Community Design Randolf T. Hester Jr.