Place research encompasses a variety of focus areas,
including how environmental meanings are created through
social actions (Gupta and Ferguson 1997), how attachments
to localities contribute to identity formation (Tuan 1993,
Williams and Carr 1993, Low and Altman 1992), the relationship
between sense of place and environmental values
(Norton and Hannon 1997), and how cultural symbols are
connected to landscape meanings (Feld and Basso 1996).
Researchers have also examined the role of place meanings
in policy-making (Vandergeest and DuPuis 1996) and the
implication of power, politics, and class in the place-making
process (Soja 1989, Sheilds 1992, Harvey 1996).
Despite growing interest in this field of study, researchers
are not unified in their approach to or definition of place.
Some place researchers are overtly attentive to politics,
difference, and conflict, while others focus more on commonalities.
These divergences, described below, reflect different
theoretical orientations and mirror broader trends
across natural resource and environmental social science (see
Belsky 2002). Researchers and decision-makers need to be
aware of and upfront about theoretical differences and the
assumptions that influence their research approach. In this
paper we advocate for a politics of place approach—place
research that is attentive to politics and difference.
Place research encompasses a variety of focus areas,including how environmental meanings are created throughsocial actions (Gupta and Ferguson 1997), how attachmentsto localities contribute to identity formation (Tuan 1993,Williams and Carr 1993, Low and Altman 1992), the relationshipbetween sense of place and environmental values(Norton and Hannon 1997), and how cultural symbols areconnected to landscape meanings (Feld and Basso 1996).Researchers have also examined the role of place meaningsin policy-making (Vandergeest and DuPuis 1996) and theimplication of power, politics, and class in the place-makingprocess (Soja 1989, Sheilds 1992, Harvey 1996).Despite growing interest in this field of study, researchersare not unified in their approach to or definition of place.Some place researchers are overtly attentive to politics,difference, and conflict, while others focus more on commonalities.These divergences, described below, reflect differenttheoretical orientations and mirror broader trendsacross natural resource and environmental social science (seeBelsky 2002). Researchers and decision-makers need to beaware of and upfront about theoretical differences and theassumptions that influence their research approach. In thispaper we advocate for a politics of place approach—placeresearch that is attentive to politics and difference.
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