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.

Examines the implications of place attachment disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic Considers the value of both old and new people-place relationships in contributing to a post-pandemic recovery plan Proposes an integrative framework that can be adopted by researchers, healthcare practitioners, and policy makers to promote pro-environmental behavior, place attachment, and post-pandemic flourishing Explores implications for theory, research, policy, and practice A psychological approach to place in the context of a global pandemic

Autorentext

Victor Counted is Director of COSORI Australia and Fellow of the School of Psychology at Western Sydney University.

Richard G. Cowden is a social-personality psychologist and Psychology Research Associate at Harvard University.

Haywantee Ramkissoon is a Research Professor of Tourism Marketing at the University of Derby, UK, where she leads the visitor economy research group.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Place Attachment During a Pandemic: An Introduction.- Part 1. Place Attachment During a Pandemic.- Chapter 2. Place Attachment During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review .- Chapter 3. Place Attachment and Resource Loss During a Pandemic: An Ecological Systems Perspective.- Chapter 4. Place Attachment and Suffering During a Pandemic .- Chapter 5. Protest, Despair, and Detachment: Reparative Responses to Place Attachment Disruptions During a Pandemic.- Part 2. Adjusting to Place Attachment Disruption During and after a Pandemic.- Chapter 6. Adapting to Place Attachment Disruption During a Pandemic: From Resource Loss to Resilience.- Chapter 7. Transcending Place Attachment Disruption: Strengthening Character During a Pandemic.- Chapter 8. Pro-Environmental Behavior, Place Attachment, and Human Flourishing: Implications for Post-Pandemic Research, Theory, Practice, and Policy.