Publication Title
Society and Natural Resources
Document Type
Article
Department or Program
Environmental Studies
Publication Date
7-3-2019
Abstract
The sense of place (SOP) conceptual framework offers theoretical and empirical evidence that links peoples’ multifaceted connections to place(s) to their engagement in pro-environmental and conservation behaviors. The bulk of this research has focused on peoples’ connection to high-amenity places and landscapes. Recent research applies SOP in working landscapes—however, these studies encounter “troubles” that include measurement challenges and mixed results in predicting statistical relationships with conservation outcome variables. As authors of some of these studies, we propose three opportunities and corresponding survey items for developing meaningful SOP measures in future working landscapes research: (1) modify existing SOP dimensions and items to better capture the working landscape dynamics; (2) address how scale may affect behavior and SOP dimensions; and (3) incorporate a conservation ethic dimension into the SOP framework in working lands.
Recommended Citation
Eaton, W.M., F.R. Eanes, J.D. Ulrich-Schad, M.E. Burnham, S.P. Church, J.G. Arbuckle, and J.E. Cross. (2019). The trouble with sense of place in working landscapes. Society and Natural Resources. 32(7), 827-840. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2019.1568653
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Bates College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Required Publisher's Statement
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Society and Natural Resources on July 3, 2019, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/08941920.2019.1568653.