Place attachment and community activism at the coast: The case of Ngunguru,Northland |
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Authors: | Damian Collins Robin Kearns |
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Affiliation: | 1. Human Geography Program, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, , Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E3;2. School of Environment, The University of Auckland, , Auckland, 1001 New Zealand |
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Abstract: | The politics of place precipitated by a development proposal for a privately owned sandspit in Ngunguru, Northland, is examined in this article. It centres on residents' place attachment and the ways in which this helped to inform community resistance to development. A framing analysis of 23 stakeholder interviews conducted in 2008–2009 was carried out by the authors. Place attachment was centred on holistic appreciation of the sandspit's special values. A widespread view that exercise of private property rights over the site was deeply problematic was informed by this appreciation. Community ties were enhanced by shared perceptions of a threat to the sandspit. |
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Keywords: | coastal development community framing analysis Northland place attachment |
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