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The Value of the Sense of Community and Neighbouring

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ID12633656
AuthorsLeila Mahmoudi Farahani (0000-0003-3128-1805, ,, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume33
Issue3
Pages357-376
Publication date2016-03-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHousing Theory and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1403-6096 • E-ISSN: 1651-2278
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14036096.2016.1155480
OpenAlexW2300479045
LanguageEN
Citations received40
References cited66

Today, urbanites are less involved in local communities which has resulted in a claim that the significance of local communities and the role of space and neighbourhood layout in the creation of local communities has been exaggerated. Such claims imply that feeling a sense of community among neighbourhood’s residents or an attachment to the community is not a value to the neighbourhood. Community research has developed a few indices for evaluating the sense of community and community attachment, but has not focused on the significance of a sense of community in neighbourhoods. The aim of this paper is to explore and review the significance of the sense of community, community attachment and neighbouring in the context of neighbourhoods. This review suggests that feeling a sense of community, attachment to community and neighbouring relationships can increase the feeling of safety and security, residential satisfaction, community identity, civic participation and mental health and well-being

Aesthetics · Context (archaeology · Feeling · Geography · Identity (music · Local community · Neighbourhood (mathematics · Place attachment · Political science · Sense of community · Sense of place · Social science · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Community Health and Development · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works40
Citations per year2,35
Citation span2009 - 2026 (18)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 39

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