Greenspace and Place Attachment: Do Greener Suburbs Lead to Greater Residential Place Attachment?

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Kimpton, Anthony, Wickes, Rebecca and Corcoran, Jonathan. 2014. "Greenspace and Place Attachment: Do Greener Suburbs Lead to Greater Residential Place Attachment? " Urban Policy and Research. 32 (4), pp. 477-497. https://doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2014.908769
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Greenspace and Place Attachment: Do Greener Suburbs Lead to Greater Residential Place Attachment?

ERA Journal ID5993
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsKimpton, Anthony, Wickes, Rebecca and Corcoran, Jonathan
Journal TitleUrban Policy and Research
Journal Citation32 (4), pp. 477-497
Number of Pages21
Year2014
PublisherTaylor & Francis
Place of PublicationAustralia
ISSN0811-1146
1476-7244
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2014.908769
Web Address (URL)https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08111146.2014.908769
AbstractWhile contemporary urban theories suggest that individuals have transcended their geographical community, evidence suggests that urban residents still feel ‘attached’ to place. In the literature, several socio-demographic characteristics are associated with place attachment. Scholars suggest physical features, such as community ‘greenspace’, may also influence place attachment. Yet research does not consider the relationship between one's objective proximity to greenspace or the objective availability of community greenspace on residents' place attachment. This study employs multi-level models and draws on police incident data, census data, two spatial data sets and survey data from over 4000 residents living across 148 state suburbs in Australia to assess the relationship between greenspace proximity and greenspace availability on place attachment. Our findings indicate that greater proportions and more accessible greenspace may not improve residents' attachment to their local community.
KeywordsPlace attachment; public greenspace
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020330410. Urban analysis and development
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Byline AffiliationsUniversity of Queensland
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