relation: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3043/
title: Place attachment versus Resilience -  A research in rural communities about the influence of place attachment on resilience building
creator: Zwiers, S.
description: Place attachment and resilience are two complex concepts that are both discussed in relation with community well-being. Literature on resilience acknowledges the importance of connection to place and claims that place attachment is often at the basis of community development; however prior to this study this relationship has never been explored in great detail. This research question of this paper is: “What is the influence of place attachment on rural (community) resilience?”  This research has revealed a direct bilateral connection between place attachment and individual resilience. 	There is however no direct positive relationship between individual- and community resilience. The connection between place attachment and community resilience is interfered by the personal history with the place. A strong connection to the land can have both positive as well as negative influences on place attachment, leading to the recognition of a division between preservative – and adaptive place attachments.
date: 2012
type: Thesis
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: text
language: en
identifier: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3043/1/Zwiers_S._-_place_attachment_v_1.pdf
identifier:   Zwiers, S.  (2012) Place attachment versus Resilience - A research in rural communities about the influence of place attachment on resilience building.  Master thesis.