Naslov
Territorial Identity and Development: From Topophilia to Terraphilia

Autori
Oliveira, José A. ; Roca, Zoran ; Leitão, Nuno

Izvornik
Land use policy (0264-8377) 27 (2010), 3; 801-814

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
development policy; territorial identity; terraphilia concept

Sažetak
This paper brings about a conceptual and methodological framework for the study of topophilia and its enrichment in terms of development policy and actions seeking (re)affirmation of landscape-related and other territorial identity features. To this end, the results of an empirical verification of a newly introduced concept, named terraphilia, are presented. Records and assessments of the topophilia–terraphilia interface were carried out in the framework of the Identerra Model that enables empirical delimitation and systematization of the state (spatial fixes) and change (spatial flows) of natural, economic, societal and cultural features of territorial identity. The research area was the Oeste Region (a NUTS III, North-west of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area). The promotion of terraphilia may be important in the process of identification and assessment of strategically relevant elements of local and regional development, such as “sense of territorial belonging” and “territorial attractiveness”.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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