This important book brings together work related to sense of place and health, broadly defined, from the perspective of a variety of fields and disciplines. It will give the reader an understanding of both the range of applications of this construct within approaches to human health as well as the breadth of research methodologies employed in its investigation.
'This excellent collection of essays by renowned European and North American researchers from a variety of disciplines provides an important step in understanding the links between sense of place and health. Understanding these links is a vitally important part of examining what determines health status and how social and psychological responses to local resources affect quality of life more generally.' Jenny Donovan, University of Bristol, UK 'As a clinical and health services researcher and bioethicist, I am delighted by the publication of this edited volume of essays exploring the psychological dimensions of place and their relationships to health. Contributions by geographers, planners, psychologists and philosophers from North America and Europe make nuanced statements about these relationships that are important for understanding not only health but also appropriate philosophical and ethical stances toward health and quality of life. The essays beautifully capture the wide range of voices required to make sense of these oft neglected dimensions of health.' Ross Upshur, University of Toronto, Canada 'The contributions in this book provide a holistic approach to the current debate on sense of place. Outlining and using a variety of methodologies both quantitative and qualitative this book provided a clear overview of the present research on the relationship between sense of place and well-being and health.' European Spatial Research and Policy
