<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This article raises the question of place attachment in the context of an increasingly important factor, that is the use of gathering and leisure places. The author publishes findings of a survey conducted among the residents of Zacisze, Warsaw, a detached housing estate with a very poor range of public places for gathering and leisure. The study has proved that the use of local public spaces, as a specific category of place, reinforces attachment to the whole housing estate. The study also confirms the important role that social factors have in building place attachment. Conditions already exist for considering social factors more important than physical ones in building a positive relationship with a territory.</p></abstract>

This article raises the question of place attachment in the context of an increasingly important factor, that is the use of gathering and leisure places. The author publishes findings of a survey conducted among the residents of Zacisze, Warsaw, a detached housing estate with a very poor range of public places for gathering and leisure. The study has proved that the use of local public spaces, as a specific category of place, reinforces attachment to the whole housing estate. The study also confirms the important role that social factors have in building place attachment. Conditions already exist for considering social factors more important than physical ones in building a positive relationship with a territory.

The role of public spaces in creating place attachment (example of Zacisze, Warsaw housing estate)

Department of Urban Geography and Spatial Management, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland

Miscellanea Geographica

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This article raises the question of place attachment in the context of an increasingly important factor, that is the use of gathering and leisure places. The...

The role of public spaces in creating place attachment (example of Zacisze, Warsaw housing estate)

Published Online: Oct 26, 2015

Page range: 36 - 42

Received: Dec 16, 2014

Accepted: Jul 08, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2015-0013

Keywords
Place attachment, public space, social factor, Zacisze, Warsaw

© 2015 Dorota Mantey, published by De Gruyter Open

This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

The role of public spaces in creating place attachment (example of Zacisze, Warsaw housing estate)

Published Online: Oct 26, 2015

Page range: 36 - 42

Received: Dec 16, 2014

Accepted: Jul 08, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2015-0013

KeywordsPlace attachment, public space, social factor, Zacisze, Warsaw

© 2015 Dorota Mantey, published by De Gruyter Open

This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

Keywords
Place attachment, public space, social factor, Zacisze, Warsaw