Katinka Johansen
Postdoctoral fellow
Harnessing place attachment for local climate mitigation? : Hypothesising connections between broadening representations of place and readiness for change
Author
Summary, in English
Public engagement in local environmental planning and decision-making is often advocated on various grounds, both instrumental and normative. Yet in developed countries in the context of renewable energy infrastructure deployment, place attachment, place identity and place-protective action continue to be implicated in public objection. We set out an interdisciplinary change readiness hypothesis of specifically how local participatory scenario or visioning processes that include climate mitigation measures may support the mobilisation of place attachment for climate mitigation, including renewable energy deployment. We hypothesise that local visioning may support movement towards change readiness by helping to anchor unfamiliar social representations of low carbon energy infrastructure and new patterns of urban form in existing, more positive representations of localities and associated attachments. To this end, seeking ways to modify threat perceptions relating to climate change and renewable energy infrastructure is advocated as a key direction for study.
Publishing year
2018-06-21
Language
English
Pages
912-919
Publication/Series
Local Environment
Volume
23
Issue
9
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Carfax Publishing
Topic
- Human Geography
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
- Environmental Management
Keywords
- Public objection
- Land use planning
- Engagement
- Place attachment
- Visioning
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1354-9839