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How to Capture Place Identity Contents? A Tool for Planning Interventions

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  • Fátima Bernardo

    (Department of Psychology, University de Évora, 7000-803 Évora, Portugal
    CiTUA, Technical Institute, University of Lisbon, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Isabel Loupa-Ramos

    (CiTUA, Technical Institute, University of Lisbon, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
    Department of Civil Engineering Architecture and Environment, IST, University of Lisbon, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal)

  • Rosa Coelho

    (Department of Psychology, University de Évora, 7000-803 Évora, Portugal)

Abstract

Research into place identity has mainly focused on its intensity rather than its contents. Place identity measurement is relatively mature, and the scales have been used in many literatures. However, the contents of place identity are rarely addressed, and if so, only in qualitative studies, constraining comparative studies. Thus, the purpose of the current paper was to develop a measure of place identity contents that elucidates the dimensions that contribute most to place identity in different urban contexts. The three studies described here developed and implemented a place identity contents scale. The scale was designed and validated amongst a sample of 422 residents in Study 1, with the identification of an eight-factor structure consistent with the literature review. Study 2 replicated the factor structure and confirmed correlations with place identity, place satisfaction and quality of life in the place. Study 3 explored the applicability of the PIC scale in a field study investigating three parishes that differed significantly in their physical and social features. Overall, the results suggest that place identity is a flexible and dynamic process and that, in order to form a bond with a place, people make use of those available features (both physical and social) that better contribute to a positive place identity. The results also suggest which place identity contents better favor identification and may, therefore, contribute to improving the quality of places and human well-being.

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  • Fátima Bernardo & Isabel Loupa-Ramos & Rosa Coelho, 2023. "How to Capture Place Identity Contents? A Tool for Planning Interventions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(21), pages 1-20, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:21:p:15535-:d:1272563
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