The growing interest in research about place attachment, or emotional bonds formed with places, derives from the acknowledgement of the role that these bonds can play in defining the personal identity and establishing a sense of belonging to the place that encourages pro-environmental behaviors. Situated in this subject field, this work studied the relation between place attachment and environmental care traces. Using instruments of direct observation and environmental assessment, the study observed the conservation status in a school environment in Florianópolis (Brazil). Additionally, the study related the conservation status to the attachment to specific sectors of the school by self-administered questionnaire in a collective situation attended by 508 students. The results showed positive and significant statistically correlations between place attachment and environmental conservation status, as well as significant statistically differences among different types of environments in respect of each one of these variables. © 2012 by Fundación Infancia y Aprendizaje, ISSN: 2171-1976.
Environmental care and place attachment: Perspectives for sustainability in schools
Longhinotti, Maira;
2012
Abstract
The growing interest in research about place attachment, or emotional bonds formed with places, derives from the acknowledgement of the role that these bonds can play in defining the personal identity and establishing a sense of belonging to the place that encourages pro-environmental behaviors. Situated in this subject field, this work studied the relation between place attachment and environmental care traces. Using instruments of direct observation and environmental assessment, the study observed the conservation status in a school environment in Florianópolis (Brazil). Additionally, the study related the conservation status to the attachment to specific sectors of the school by self-administered questionnaire in a collective situation attended by 508 students. The results showed positive and significant statistically correlations between place attachment and environmental conservation status, as well as significant statistically differences among different types of environments in respect of each one of these variables. © 2012 by Fundación Infancia y Aprendizaje, ISSN: 2171-1976.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
