TY - JOUR
T1 - Place attachment in disaster studies
T2 - measurement and the case of the 2013 Moore tornado
AU - Greer, Alex
AU - Binder, Sherri Brokopp
AU - Thiel, Alexis
AU - Jamali, Mehdi
AU - Nejat, Ali
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer Nature B.V.
PY - 2020/3/1
Y1 - 2020/3/1
N2 - Place attachment has gained considerable attention in disaster studies, though there is little consensus on how to conceptualize or measure this construct in post-disaster environments. Many of the place attachment scales used in disaster studies come from studies of recreational or high-amenity areas, and we do not know whether or to what extent these measures translate to disaster contexts. This paper addresses gaps in our understanding of place attachment in disaster contexts by reviewing the measurement of place attachment in the literature and by presenting findings from an empirical study of place attachment in a post-disaster environment, namely a survey study of survivors (n = 675) of the 2013 Moore, Oklahoma, USA, tornado. Through this study, we identified four dimensions of place attachment: place identity, place dependence, neighborhood quality, and detachment. We also identified several factors that were related to dimensions of place attachment after the disaster, including social participation, exposure, and risk perception. We close by suggesting avenues for future research.
AB - Place attachment has gained considerable attention in disaster studies, though there is little consensus on how to conceptualize or measure this construct in post-disaster environments. Many of the place attachment scales used in disaster studies come from studies of recreational or high-amenity areas, and we do not know whether or to what extent these measures translate to disaster contexts. This paper addresses gaps in our understanding of place attachment in disaster contexts by reviewing the measurement of place attachment in the literature and by presenting findings from an empirical study of place attachment in a post-disaster environment, namely a survey study of survivors (n = 675) of the 2013 Moore, Oklahoma, USA, tornado. Through this study, we identified four dimensions of place attachment: place identity, place dependence, neighborhood quality, and detachment. We also identified several factors that were related to dimensions of place attachment after the disaster, including social participation, exposure, and risk perception. We close by suggesting avenues for future research.
KW - Disasters
KW - Measurement
KW - Moore tornado
KW - Natural hazards
KW - Place attachment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85077077146&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11111-019-00332-7
DO - 10.1007/s11111-019-00332-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85077077146
SN - 0199-0039
VL - 41
SP - 306
EP - 329
JO - Population and Environment
JF - Population and Environment
IS - 3
ER -