title: Place attachment and disasters: Knowns and unknowns.
abstract: When considering the factors important for disaster recovery, one must consider the attachment individuals have toward their living area. This article reviews and synthesizes the current literature on the determinants of place attachment in the context of postdisaster recovery. Although the majority of the reviewed articles focused on disaster recovery, there were some which had a broader scope and were included due to their importance. This research categorizes the determinants of place attachment into four categories: demographic, socioeconomic, spatial, and psychosocial. Age, ethnicity, and religion were grouped under the category of demographics. Job status, education, and property ownership were categorized under the socioeconomic category. Attachment to home, neighborhood, and city, together with attachment to rural and urban areas, were grouped under the spatial category. Finally, mental health status and community attachment were classified under the psychosocial heading. Based on the outcome of the aforementioned synthesis, this article develops a conceptual framework to guide future research.
authors.affiliation: PhD Student, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jamali
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nejat
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003710:Demography; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004190:Disasters; D005006:Ethnicity; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D009769:Object Attachment; D011584:Psychology; D012067:Religion; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population