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Place attachment and community activism at the coast: The case of N gunguru, N orthland
Author(s) -
Collins Damian,
Kearns Robin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
new zealand geographer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1745-7939
pISSN - 0028-8144
DOI - 10.1111/nzg.12005
Subject(s) - framing (construction) , place attachment , politics , sociology , resistance (ecology) , stakeholder , political science , perception , environmental ethics , public relations , geography , social psychology , psychology , law , archaeology , ecology , philosophy , neuroscience , biology
The politics of place precipitated by a development proposal for a privately owned sandspit in N gunguru, N orthland, is examined in this article. It centres on residents' place attachment and the ways in which this helped to inform community resistance to development. A framing analysis of 23 stakeholder interviews conducted in 2008–2009 was carried out by the authors. Place attachment was centred on holistic appreciation of the sandspit's special values. A widespread view that exercise of private property rights over the site was deeply problematic was informed by this appreciation. Community ties were enhanced by shared perceptions of a threat to the sandspit.