Does time heal all wounds? : the restoration of place attachment after loss of place : the case study of Point Pleasant Park after Hurricane Juan

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dc.contributor.advisor Grek-Martin, Jason, 1973-
dc.coverage.spatial Nova Scotia
dc.creator Larter, Patrick Charles Lewis
dc.date.accessioned 2017-03-01T14:49:07Z
dc.date.available 2017-03-01T14:49:07Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.other BF353 L37 2016
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/handle/01/26849
dc.description vii, 103 leaves : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm
dc.description Includes abstract and appendices.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (leaves 95-103).
dc.description.abstract On September 29th, 2003, Hurricane Juan destroyed 75% of Halifax’s beloved Point Pleasant Park. Park users were struck with grief and developed solastalgic feelings as they mourned the loss of a place that held such natural, cultural, and historical significance. Since 2005, the park has been under-going restoration. Drawing upon well-being, sense of place, place attachment and solastalgia literature, this study utilizes a placed-based approach to determine if long-term users have re-established positive place attachments. Results from interviews and online surveys (n=90) indicate that participants overcame their solastalgic feelings, feel a positive sense of well-being, and have re-established positive place attachments. Interestingly, results suggest that most long-term users have place attachments that are potentially as positive as their pre-disaster attachments, and potentially stronger than those who never experienced the traumatic event. This study concludes that, given enough time to adjust to the rebuilt place, ‘time heals all wounds.’ en_CA
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dc.language.iso en en_CA
dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.subject.lcc BF353
dc.subject.lcsh Environmental psychology -- Case studies
dc.subject.lcsh Place attachment -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax
dc.subject.lcsh Parks -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax
dc.subject.lcsh Parks -- Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcsh Hurricane Juan, 2003
dc.subject.lcsh Point Pleasant Park (Halifax, N.S.)
dc.title Does time heal all wounds? : the restoration of place attachment after loss of place : the case study of Point Pleasant Park after Hurricane Juan en_CA
dc.type Text en_CA
thesis.degree.name Master of Arts in Geography
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline Geography
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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