Revisiting the appropriation of space in metropolitan river corridors
Author
Benages Albert, Marta
Di Masso, Andrés
Porcel, Sergio
Pol, Enric
Vall Casas, Pere
Publication date
2015ISSN
0272-4944
Abstract
This article reintroduces the concept of 'appropriation of space' into current theoretical debates and empirical approaches in environmental psychology. We present an analysis of a case study conducted in a Barcelona metropolitan river corridor, aimed at exploring how the development of people-place bonds can foster pro-environmental behaviours in a natural open space. The multi-method qualitative analysis based on participant observation, documentary research and interviews with 57 inhabitants reveals a long-term process of appropriation of the riverside environment that typically results in a sense of responsibility of the subject towards it. The article specifically shows that the time factor is crucial in the explanation of the process of appropriation, and that future longitudinal studies in this and other cases will be required to assess more accurately its importance. Finally, we stress the benefits of taking proper advantage of citizens' cumulative awareness of the management of river corridors.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Accepted version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
159.9 - Psychology
Keywords
Psicologia ambiental
Sociologia urbana
Conducta (Psicologia)
Psicologia social
Psicología ambiental
Sociología urbana
Conducta
Environmental psychology
Urban sociology
Behavior -- Psychology
Social psychology
Pages
49
Publisher
Elsevier
Collection
42;
Is part of
Journal of Environmental Psychology
Citation
Benages-Albert, Marta; Di Masso, Andrés; Porcel, Sergio [et al.]. Revisiting the appropriation of space in metropolitan river corridors. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2015, 42, p. 1-15. Disponible en: <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272494415000043?via%3Dihub>. Fecha de acceso: 6 may. 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2015.01.002
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