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Place AttachmentTOPO✓ Validated
Topophilia Scale
Tuan · 1974
Overview
Measures topophilia — the affective bond between people and place, including love of place, sense of belonging, and emotional rootedness in specific landscapes. Captures both the intensity of place attachment and the specific qualities of place (natural, built, social) that elicit attachment.
Measure Details
Number of Items12 items
Response Scale7-point Likert (1 = Strongly Disagree, 7 = Strongly Agree)
Author(s)Tuan
Year Published1974
Internal Reliabilityα = .88
DomainPlace Attachment
Citation
Tuan, Y.-F. (1974). Topophilia: A study of environmental perception, attitudes, and values. Prentice-Hall.
Keywords
topophiliaplace lovebelongingrootednesslandscapeemotional bondhome
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At a Glance
Items12
Year1974
Reliabilityα = .88