The Influence of Place Change on Place Bonding: A Longitudinal Panel Study of Renovated Park Users

People-place relationship has received increasing attention in recent decades. However, the effect of place change on bonding has rarely been discussed in recreation studies, especially with the use of a longitudinal approach. This study tracked the changes of park users' place bonding and beha...

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Published in:Leisure sciences 2015-10, Vol.37 (5), p.391-414
Main Authors: Cheng, Chia-Kuen, Chou, Shu-Farn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
longitudinal panel study
park renovation
place bonding
place disruption
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Summary:People-place relationship has received increasing attention in recent decades. However, the effect of place change on bonding has rarely been discussed in recreation studies, especially with the use of a longitudinal approach. This study tracked the changes of park users' place bonding and behaviors in three different phases of park renovation (original, closed and reopened). Results indicated that place bonding is subject to change when a place is unavailable, and the magnitude of the bonding change is related to users' initial place bonding. While the higher bonding respondents exhibited decreasing bonding after park renovation, the bonding of the lower group increased after renovation. Besides, the positive effect of evaluation on the bonding changes, and the association between level of bonding and decision to return were also confirmed.
ISSN:0149-0400
1521-0588
DOI:10.1080/01490400.2015.1021883