Natural and civic place attachment and the relation to pro-environmental behaviours in Trail and Nelson, British Columbia

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dc.contributor.authorScannell, Leila
dc.contributor.supervisorGifford, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2008-04-30T18:54:17Z
dc.date.available2008-04-30T18:54:17Z
dc.date.copyright2008en_US
dc.date.issued2008-04-30T18:54:17Z
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Psychology
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science M.Sc.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe relation between place attachment and pro-environmental behaviour has not been thoroughly examined. Of the few studies to have investigated this, findings conflict (Uzzell, Pol, & Badenas, 2002; Vaske & Kobrin, 2001). Possibly, these inconsistencies relate to the definition of place attachment. The current study distinguished two dimensions of place attachment: social-symbolic (civic), and physical-natural. Data were collected from 104 community members in two proximate towns. Participants indicated their levels of natural and civic attachment, evaluated the current and future local environmental quality, and reported their pro-environmental behaviours. Greater place attachment was associated with more positive current evaluations in Trail. Surprisingly, environmental evaluations did not predict pro-environmental behaviour in either town. Both types of place attachment predicted pro-environmental behaviour in Nelson, but in Trail, only natural attachment was significant. Thus, for different cities, different types of place attachment will predict pro-environmental behaviour. Implications and directions for further research are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/925
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectplace attachmenten_US
dc.subjectpro-environmental behaviouren_US
dc.subjectNelsonen_US
dc.subjectTrailen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental perceptionsen_US
dc.subjectplace identityen_US
dc.subjectBritish Columbiaen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental qualityen_US
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Psychology::Social psychologyen_US
dc.titleNatural and civic place attachment and the relation to pro-environmental behaviours in Trail and Nelson, British Columbiaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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