The wide use of social media has facilitated new social practices that influence place meaning. This paper uses a double case study of two neighborhood blogs in gentrifying communities, to explore the role of social media in sharing place associations and community formation. Drawing on Collins’ theory …

A presentation in which the importance of culture / cultural heritage in safeguarding livability and strengthening place attachment is emphasized.

Die Bedeutung von Bindung und Beziehungsarbeit stößt bei pädagogischen Fachkräftenauf ein zunehmendes Interesse. Diese Bewegung erwächst aus dem Interesse und derNotwendigkeit, innerhalb des Spektrums der Sozialen Arbeit adäquater undbindungsorientierter zu arbeiten. Neben diesen Tendenzen ist durch …

In our research we focus on the architectural characteristics of a location, seen as a precondition to appeal to the imaginative power of learners that plays a part in satisfying their (presupposed) spiritual hunger and longings for a better world. The concepts space, nonplace, and place, in their relation …

Arts, cultural heritage and culture in general are supposed to strengthen place attachment amongst others through improving awareness. If so they can possibly be used as instruments to counterbalance the consequences of population decline.

Objectives: The aim of this paper is to provide insight into what it means to live with the intention to end life at a self-chosen moment from an insider perspective. Setting: Participants who lived independent or semidependent throughout the Netherlands. Participants: 25 Dutch older citizens (mean age …

This paper examines the factors which contribute to the intercultural adaptation of expatriate children. Although there are not many studies on this subject, there is evidence that the expatriate children are facing a difficult time during expatriation. Intercultural adaption consists of psychological …

The following document proposes a marketing communication strategy which will contribute to the achievement of the first year’s marketing objectives of the F&L Designer Guide for Engagement Rings, a project invented and established by LeadGenerators, a specialist online marketing boutique in London. …

This short paper describes a workshop on “Establishing criteria for an independent 3R-index: Access to 3Rs” and the corporate responsibility of industry for the use of animals in testing. 28 August 2014 Prague, at the World Congress on Alternatives Animal Use in the Life Sciences

For over 30 years, the concept of home has been a popular, yet contested subject of research for scholars from different disciplines, e.g. architecture, philosophy, sociology, psychology and cultural studies. In line with this multifaceted, interesting subject, quite some studies have been devoted to …