Place attachment occurs at both the individual and group
levels, and although definitions of the term tend to emphasize
one over the other, the two may overlap. At the individual level, it involves the personal connections one has to a place. For example,
place attachment is stronger for settings that evoke personal
memories, and this type of place attachment is thought to
contribute to a stable sense of self (Twigger-Ross & Uzzell, 1996).
Similarly, places become meaningful from personally important
experiences, such as realizations, milestones (e.g., where I first
met my significant other), and experiences of personal growth, as
Manzo (2005) notes in her study of the experiences and places
that create place meaning. She comments, ‘‘it is not simply the
places themselves that are significant, but rather what can be
called ‘experience-in-place’ that creates meaning’’ (p. 74).
Although other theorists argue that place characteristics are
integral in the construction of place meaning, the argument that
individual e
Place attachment occurs at both the individual and grouplevels, and although definitions of the term tend to emphasizeone over the other, the two may overlap. At the individual level, it involves the personal connections one has to a place. For example,place attachment is stronger for settings that evoke personalmemories, and this type of place attachment is thought tocontribute to a stable sense of self (Twigger-Ross & Uzzell, 1996).Similarly, places become meaningful from personally importantexperiences, such as realizations, milestones (e.g., where I firstmet my significant other), and experiences of personal growth, asManzo (2005) notes in her study of the experiences and placesthat create place meaning. She comments, ‘‘it is not simply theplaces themselves that are significant, but rather what can becalled ‘experience-in-place’ that creates meaning’’ (p. 74).Although other theorists argue that place characteristics areintegral in the construction of place meaning, the argument thatindividual e
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