The most ambitious visions of metaverse technology promise to create virtual places that
offer the same possibilities as the real world. However, as any novel technology, the …

This study investigates the differences in place identity between residents of rural and urban
communities. Differently from previous research comparing place identity between …

Uncertainty and change are increasingly commonplace as communities respond to impacts
of social-ecological change including climate change, and dangerous levels of pollution …

Context River landscapes represent hotspots for biodiversity and ecosystem services used
and embraced by human agents. Changes in river landscapes are subjectively perceived by …

Orientation towards the common good is considered as a building block of social cohesion
and has been shown to benefit both social communities and their residents. Mobility …

Prior theory and research suggest that threats to the status of White Americans may increase
support for Donald Trump. Consistent with this, one previous experiment conducted in early …

Place is usually defined as a meaningful location. However, there is ongoing debate about
what kind of meaning makes a location meaningful—that is, what exactly transforms a …

Providing restorative green areas is important, especially in the city, where the level of stress
and noise is relatively high. Therefore, green areas, such as urban parks, should provide …

In order to remain alive and relevant, cultural heritage sites have to react and adapt to
changing context in a coherent manner, ie, in a way that is in line with the memory and …

A pattern language is a set of recipes, described by the architect Christopher Alexander, to
help design spaces that will appeal to everybody and satisfy basic human needs. In this …