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Examining Place Attachment to the Great Lakes

Dunbar, Michael David
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1278971292

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2010, MA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Geography.
The relationship between place attachment and natural resources may be explained by accepting that place attachment is based on feelings and emotions and the value that is placed on natural resources goes beyond their value as a commodity. Place attachment is created by interactions with the physical environment and plays an important role in the identity of residents. In an effort to measure the level of place attachment to the Great Lakes within the region, a survey was conducted of residents of Akron, Ohio. The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact was created partly in reaction to an ever increasing need by other regions for freshwater. By excluding others from what they believe to be a regional resource, residents of the Great Lakes region further reinforce their unity as a region. Rather than just trying to curb the environmental impacts of water diversion, the Compact manifested the place attachment of those living in the region when faced with outside threats.
David Kaplan (Advisor)
Thomas Schmidlin (Committee Member)
Rebecca Parylak (Committee Member)
92 p.
Geography; Sociology
place attachment; sense of place; great lakes;

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  • Dunbar, M. D. (2010). Examining Place Attachment to the Great Lakes [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1278971292

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dunbar, Michael. Examining Place Attachment to the Great Lakes. 2010. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1278971292.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dunbar, Michael. "Examining Place Attachment to the Great Lakes." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1278971292

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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