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Place attachment in disaster studies: measurement and the case of the 2013 Moore tornado

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Place attachment has gained considerable attention in disaster studies, though there is little consensus on how to conceptualize or measure this construct in post-disaster environments. Many of the place attachment scales used in disaster studies come from studies of recreational or high-amenity areas, and we do not know whether or to what extent these measures translate to disaster contexts. This paper addresses gaps in our understanding of place attachment in disaster contexts by reviewing the measurement of place attachment in the literature and by presenting findings from an empirical study of place attachment in a post-disaster environment, namely a survey study of survivors (n = 675) of the 2013 Moore, Oklahoma, USA, tornado. Through this study, we identified four dimensions of place attachment: place identity, place dependence, neighborhood quality, and detachment. We also identified several factors that were related to dimensions of place attachment after the disaster, including social participation, exposure, and risk perception. We close by suggesting avenues for future research.

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This research was supported in part by the National Science Foundation award no. 1454650 and the Texas Tech University Office of the Vice President for Research, for which the authors express their appreciation. Publication of this paper does not necessarily indicate acceptance by the funding entities of its contents, either inferred or specially expressed herein.

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Greer, A., Binder, S.B., Thiel, A. et al. Place attachment in disaster studies: measurement and the case of the 2013 Moore tornado. Popul Environ 41, 306–329 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11111-019-00332-7

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