This review examines relationships with place as fundamental drivers of community wellbeing. In Part I of this review, I explore the evolution of the concept and definition of place over the last century. I review how place is defined and interpreted among various fields at the landscape level. I then dovetail this with a discussion of the closely-related sense of place, and how people and communities develop relationships through cultivating sense of place. In Part II, I review literature showing how place and sense of place has been harnessed to foster more sustainable communities. I begin by exploring some deterministic hypotheses connecting landscape character to community integrity. I show how place may be used as a lens to gain traction on challenging community dynamics like power and inequity. In Part III, I explore literature concerned with the how of placebuilding, tracing the evolution of place-based education from its roots in environmental education and civics. Finally, I explore the expanded application of these principles to the idea of placebuilding, or whole-community place-based education and engagement.
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Table of Contents Abstract .............................................................................................................................. . 3 Part I: Understanding Place .................................................................................................... 4 Landscape Interpretations of Place ........................................................................................... 4 Sense of Place ....................................................................................................................... 9 Part II: Place, Sustainability and Wellbeing ....................................................... ...................... 14 The Link Between Place and Community-Building .................................................................... 14 Place and Power .................................................................................................................. 16 Mobility ............................................................................................................................... 18 Critiques of Modern Place Scholarship ................................................................................... 18 Part III: From Place to Practice: The Evolution of Place-Based Education .................................. 21 Place-Based Education Beyond the School ............................................................................. 23 Whole-Community Engagement .................................................................................. .......... 25 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................... 28 Literature Cited ..................................................................................................................... 29
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