Place rootedness suggesting the loss and survival of historical public spaces

Place meaning was created by people throughout their gradual experience of the place. Some will have deep and meaningful while some with a pale and meaningless. Place meaning has an intertwined relationship with place attachment where both involved with diverse and distinct physical properties and...

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Main Authors:	Harun, Nor Zalina, Mansor, Mazlina, Said, Ismail
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2015
Subjects:	NA2542.35 Environmental aspect of architecture NA Architecture NA190 History
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spelling	iium-486022017-11-16T09:26:24Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/48602/ Place rootedness suggesting the loss and survival of historical public spaces Harun, Nor Zalina Mansor, Mazlina Said, Ismail NA2542.35 Environmental aspect of architecture NA Architecture NA190 History Place meaning was created by people throughout their gradual experience of the place. Some will have deep and meaningful while some with a pale and meaningless. Place meaning has an intertwined relationship with place attachment where both involved with diverse and distinct physical properties and social attributes. This study aims to decode place rootedness as a salient dimension in the theory of place attachment. It seeks to search for a meaning of a historical public space in two historical cities in Malaysia. Two historical public spaces with different fate and state were chosen as case study area. Seventy five residents were interviewed on their perceptual responses toward the survival of Padang Kota Lama and the loss of Padang Pahlawan. Results showed that both groups discussed the sense of rootedness toward the public space in a very positive term. They evaluated its distinct character in term of long engagement, historic events, and place for social interaction and important moment they had during childhood days. A persistent and deeply-felt concern expressed by all participants of Padang Pahlawan is one of regret that it could not be enjoyed and preserved as it should be. The finding from the survey also reveals that sense of rootedness is highly conceded with the sense of pride and fear of losing the historical public space which is developed through its high historical values and uniqueness. The study conclude that both public spaces constitutes an important aspect of resident‘s place identity and belongingness which enabling them to simultaneously remain connected to it. Elsevier 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/48602/4/48602.pdf Harun, Nor Zalina and Mansor, Mazlina and Said, Ismail (2015) Place rootedness suggesting the loss and survival of historical public spaces. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 28. pp. 528-537. ISSN 1878-0296 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878029615002753 10.1016/j.proenv.2015.07.063
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description	Place meaning was created by people throughout their gradual experience of the place. Some will have deep and meaningful while some with a pale and meaningless. Place meaning has an intertwined relationship with place attachment where both involved with diverse and distinct physical properties and social attributes. This study aims to decode place rootedness as a salient dimension in the theory of place attachment. It seeks to search for a meaning of a historical public space in two historical cities in Malaysia. Two historical public spaces with different fate and state were chosen as case study area. Seventy five residents were interviewed on their perceptual responses toward the survival of Padang Kota Lama and the loss of Padang Pahlawan. Results showed that both groups discussed the sense of rootedness toward the public space in a very positive term. They evaluated its distinct character in term of long engagement, historic events, and place for social interaction and important moment they had during childhood days. A persistent and deeply-felt concern expressed by all participants of Padang Pahlawan is one of regret that it could not be enjoyed and preserved as it should be. The finding from the survey also reveals that sense of rootedness is highly conceded with the sense of pride and fear of losing the historical public space which is developed through its high historical values and uniqueness. The study conclude that both public spaces constitutes an important aspect of resident‘s place identity and belongingness which enabling them to simultaneously remain connected to it.
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author	Harun, Nor Zalina Mansor, Mazlina Said, Ismail
author_facet	Harun, Nor Zalina Mansor, Mazlina Said, Ismail
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title	Place rootedness suggesting the loss and survival of historical public spaces
title_short	Place rootedness suggesting the loss and survival of historical public spaces
title_full	Place rootedness suggesting the loss and survival of historical public spaces
title_fullStr	Place rootedness suggesting the loss and survival of historical public spaces
title_full_unstemmed	Place rootedness suggesting the loss and survival of historical public spaces
title_sort	place rootedness suggesting the loss and survival of historical public spaces
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2015
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