Theoretical and Methodological Aspects of Research on Place Attachment

Slow, unclear, stuck, lack of theory, little empirical progress-these terms are used to describe research on place attachment in a recent very complete review (Lewicka, 2011a) and are shared by other researchers (Giuliani, 2003; Hernández, Hidalgo, Salazar-Laplace, & Hess, 2007; Jorgensen & Stedman, 2006; Scannell & Gifford, 2010). Unfortunately, the substantial increase in the scientific production related to the study of the bonds between humans and places has not been accompanied by advances in the theoretical and empirical aspects.