Place attachment and the value of place in the life of the users

• Main Authors: Ujang, Norsidah, Zakariya, Khalilah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology; NA Architecture; NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/40871/1/2015_Norsidah_and_Khalilah___Place_attachment_and_the_Value_of_Place_in_the_Life_of_the_Users.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/40871/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042814057012#

Place attachment is a form of connection between a person and the environmental setting. In the production of urban places, planners and designers mainly focus on the quality of the physical components. However, the aspects of meanings and attachment are not adequately considered in the planning an...