Place and Post-Pandemic Flourishing: Disruption, Adjustment, and Healthy Behaviors

Counted, Victor; Cowden, Richard G.; Ramkissoon, Haywantee

This book rekindles the well-known connection between people and place in the context of a global pandemic. The chapters are divided into two sections. In the first section, “Place Attachment During a Pandemic,” we review the nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the extent of its impact on place attachment and human-environment interactions. We examine how restrictions in mobility and environmental changes can have a significant psychological burden on people who are dealing with the effect of place attachment disruption that arises during a pandemic. In the second section, “Adjusting to Place Attachment Disruption During and After a Pandemic,” we focus on adaptive processes and responses that could enable people to adjust positively to place attachment disruption. We conclude the book by discussing the potential for pro-environmental behavior to promote place attachment and flourishing in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic by introducing an integrative framework ofplace flourishing and exploring its implications for theory, research, policy, and practice.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2021-10-29

Format: Paperback

ISBN-10: 9783030825799

ISBN-13: 9783030825799

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-82580-5

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 111