ABSTRACT
Place attachment represents one of the most debated research themes in environmental psychology, being addressed in many empirical studies and reviews (e.g., Altman & Low, 1992; Giuliani, 2003; Lewicka, 2011; Morgan, 2010; Patterson & Williams, 2005; Scannell & Gifford, 2010a; Korpela, 2012; see also Giuliani & Scopelliti, 2009). Place attachment has been studied mainly as an outcome of human’s transactions with their habitats, and many studies in environmentbehaviour research have tried to answer the question of how the quality of our living environments affects place attachment. This chapter will review and discuss research focused on the consequences of place attachment over the quality of our environment. In particular, we will review studies suggesting either a positive or a negative link between place attachment and pro-environmental behaviour, and the possible moderators of this relationship: that is, factors that can turn place-attached individuals or groups into either pro-or anti-environmental actors.
