When a Sense of Place Lies at the Heart of a Community from the Upper Paleolithic to Glenorchy, New Zealand

2021 ◽  
pp. 723-736
Author(s):  
Leslie Van Gelder
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Sense Of Place ◽  
Upper Paleolithic

scholarly journals The Role of Architectural Design in Enhancing Place Attachment for Older Adults in Retirement Communities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Masoumeh Shiran
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Interior Design ◽  
Sense Of Place ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Internal Space ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Age In Place ◽  
Retirement Village

<p>New Zealand, like many other countries, is experiencing a significant change in its population. According to Statistics New Zealand (2015), the number of people aged 65 and over (65+) is on the rise, having doubled since 1980, and the number is likely to double again by 2036 (Statistics New Zealand, 2013). Retirement villages are a relatively new residential-type that caters for this ageing population. Demand for this form of housing by a small but increasing number is influenced by the growth in the number of people living beyond retirement age and because of a lack of other appropriate alternatives. Relocating to such housing requires many residents to adjust to an entirely new environment and lifestyle. Place attachment is understood to support successful adjustment to a new condition, aiding older adults to age contentedly in their new surroundings and as a result, age in place.  This research highlights the relationships between architectural features and people’s sense of place attachment, arguing that place and space are important variables for how older adults feel about ageing in a retirement village. The key questions in this research are: What are the design features in planned retirement villages that can enhance the satisfaction of residents, the sense of place they feel and their attachment to it? Finding the answers to these questions requires understanding how a sense of place attachment develops, the degree to which each causal factor affects this sense, and also the effects between factors. A total of 22 residents of a recently completed retirement village in Wellington, all aged 65+, were recruited through purposive and snowballing sampling. Data were collected through a mixed-methods approach using photovoice and semi-structured interviews. The aim was to explore at two scales, those of the home and of the neighbourhood, the features of a physical environment that older adults consider important for enhancing place attachment and facilitating ageing in place.  The findings reveal that themes such as age-friendly design and autonomy related to the functionality of space (place dependence) were important in enhancing older adults attachment to place. Findings from this research also show that having an open/semi-open layout of internal space, large windows and plenty of sunlight, accessible large closet and storage space, shared/public green space and accessible and age-friendly design of entry, bathroom and kitchen area are features most participants found to be important in raising their sense of attachment to where they live.  This research suggests that retirement villages could be an option for older adults to age in place and to ensure that they can develop a sense of attachment it is important to hear their voice and engage potential users at an early stage in the design process.  The outcomes of this study could aid older adults when looking for a suitable retirement village or even alternative housing. They could also serve other researchers in the fields of gerontology, architecture and interior design to address the gap in the literature as to which physical features lead to enhancement of place attachment for the older generation.</p>

Introduction

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-30
Author(s):  
Fariha Shaikh
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
North America ◽  
Sense Of Place ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Demographic Shift ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
Kinship Ties ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Over Time

During the nineteenth century hundreds of thousands of men, women and children left Britain in search of better lives in the colonies of Canada, Australia and New Zealand and in North America. This demographic shift was also a textual enterprise. Emigrants wrote about their experiences in their diaries and letters. Their accounts were published in periodicals, memoirs and pamphlets. The Introduction argues that emigration literature set into circulation a new set of issues surrounding notions of home at a distance, a mediated sense of place, and the extension of kinship ties over time and space. Emigration produced a monumental shift in the way in which ordinary, everyday people in the nineteenth century, regardless of whether or not they emigrated, thought about relationships between text, travel and distance. Emigration literature has contributed to the shape of the modern world as we know it today, and it provides a rare insight into Victorian conceptualisations of globalization.

scholarly journals Design principles for social-ecological transformation toward sustainability: lessons from New Zealand sense of place

Ecosphere ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. art40 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Stuart Chapin ◽  
Alan F. Mark ◽  
Robin A. Mitchell ◽  
Katharine J. M. Dickinson
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Sense Of Place ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
Social Ecological

Reflections upon Storied Place as a Category for Exploring the Significance of the Built Environment

2005 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-174
Author(s):  
Graham Redding
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Sense Of Place ◽  
Sacred Space ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Urban Settings ◽  
Ancient Israel ◽  
Vested Interests ◽  
The Church

This article begins by noting parallels between ancient Israel and New Zealand Maori in the role that narrative plays in defining a sense of place, especially in relation to the land. A convergence of concern across a range of disciplines about the diminished sense of place that exists in modern urban settings is also noted, and various attempts at what might loosely be called narrative-recovery in relation to the built environment are identified. At the same time, the tendency for narratives to be distorted and controlled by those who have vested interests in portraying things in a certain way is exposed, thereby highlighting the complex and problematic nature of stories. Theological questions are raised and possibilities touched on, including a role for the Church in helping society think about what it is that constitutes sacred space. While the issues raised in this paper are relevant to urban environments everywhere, the paper retains a strong New Zealand focus. It includes coverage of the debate surrounding the architectural merits of Te Papa, and asks what it is that constitutes a synthesis of Maori and Pakeha architectural forms and values as we look for signs of a built environment that is increasingly able to reflect our New Zealand identity.

scholarly journals Ngā Pūmanawa e Waru o Te Arawa - The Eight Beating Hearts of Te Arawa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Manaia Hiha
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Sense Of Place ◽  
Cultural Landscapes ◽  
Modern Architecture ◽  
International Capital ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Long Time

<p><b>Globalisation reduces our ‘sense of place’ through the international standardization of a ‘modern architecture’. This movement is a result of rapid urbanisation, international capital and the exchange of international values and principles among regions. Returning to a localised architecture is significant in activating the ‘identity’ of a place. To prevent a global sameness, we need to place importance on mātauranga Māori in Aotearoa’s cultural landscapes and built environment. Māori, like other indigenous peoples, have had their land, language, culture and identity marginalized since being colonised by the British in 1840. </b></p> <p>It takes a long time to heal an injured sense of cultural identity and the effects are enduring for the Indigenous Māori people of Aotearoa (New Zealand).</p>

scholarly journals Ngā Pūmanawa e Waru o Te Arawa - The Eight Beating Hearts of Te Arawa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Manaia Hiha
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Sense Of Place ◽  
Cultural Landscapes ◽  
Modern Architecture ◽  
International Capital ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Long Time

<p><b>Globalisation reduces our ‘sense of place’ through the international standardization of a ‘modern architecture’. This movement is a result of rapid urbanisation, international capital and the exchange of international values and principles among regions. Returning to a localised architecture is significant in activating the ‘identity’ of a place. To prevent a global sameness, we need to place importance on mātauranga Māori in Aotearoa’s cultural landscapes and built environment. Māori, like other indigenous peoples, have had their land, language, culture and identity marginalized since being colonised by the British in 1840. </b></p> <p>It takes a long time to heal an injured sense of cultural identity and the effects are enduring for the Indigenous Māori people of Aotearoa (New Zealand).</p>

scholarly journals The Emotional Geographies of Being Stranded Due to COVID-19: A Poetic Autoethnography of an International Doctoral Student

2021 ◽  
pp. 153270862110540
Author(s):  
Anh Ngoc Quynh Phan
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
International Education ◽  
Sense Of Place ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Doctoral Student ◽  
Space And Place ◽  
Identity Reconstruction ◽  
Critical Autoethnography ◽  
Emotional Geographies

This poetic critical autoethnography paper studies my own experiences of disrupted mobility as a Vietnamese doctoral student in New Zealand who was stuck in Vietnam. Through the lens of space and place, I investigate the issues of sense of belonging and sense of place that were reconfigured in different spaces. The article highlights my agency to reinforce and reconnect with my sense of belonging. As the article focuses on immobility, it challenges the mobility bias in international education scholarship, arguing that new forms of mobility can be produced out of immobility and that identity reconstruction can be enabled through respatialization.

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