Sense of Place, Health and Quality of Life (Geographies of Health Series)

Eyles John Williams Allison

ISBN 10: 0754673324 / ISBN 13: 9780754673323

Published by Ashgate Publishing Company, 2008

About this Item

pp. xvi + 221.

Seller Inventory # 18501782

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sense of Place, Health and Quality of Life (Geographies of Health Series)
• Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754673324
• ISBN 13: 9780754673323
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A significant body of theoretical and empirical studies describes 'sense of place' as an outcome of interconnected psychological, social and environmental processes in relation to physical place(s). Sense of place has been examined, particularly in human geography, in terms of both the character intrinsic to a place as a localized, bounded and material entity, and the sentiments of attachment/detachment that humans experience and express in relation to specific places. Scholars in a wide range of disciplines are increasingly exploring the relationship between place and health, and recently, the field of public health has been encouraged to recognize sense of place as a potential contributing factor to well-being. It is evident that over the last few decades, sense of place has developed into a versatile construct. This important book brings together work related to sense of place and health, broadly defined, from the perspective of a variety of fields and disciplines. It will give the reader an understanding of both the range of applications of this construct within approaches to human health as well as the breadth of research methodologies employed in its investigation.

About the Author

Professor John Eyles and Associate Professor Allison Williams are both based at McMaster University, Canada.