Feeling for the coast
The Place of Emotion in Resistance to Residential Development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3977236 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robin Kearns (0000-0002-7890-1218, University of Auckland, corresponding author), D Collins (0000-0002-7981-3586, University of Alberta) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 937-955 |
| Publication date | 2012-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social & Cultural Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1464-9365 • E-ISSN: 1470-1197 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14649365.2012.730150 |
| OpenAlex | W2157040567 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 33 |
| References cited | 33 |
This paper considers the feelings that are evoked in, and by, coastal places. We are particularly interested in how emotional connections with the coastal environment can be a resource and motivation for place-protective action. We draw on stakeholder interviews undertaken in the northern New Zealand locality of Ngunguru in 2008–2009. This site was a 'hot spot' of community concern around a proposed major residential development. Our data reveal the depths of feelings for the character of the coastline, as well as the capacity of such feelings to generate mobilisation against change. These feelings encompassed general anxiety about coastal development in New Zealand and outrage at its motivations. Respondents also articulated a particular love for the Ngunguru coast, encompassing feelings of connection, sacredness and reverence. We conclude that concern for feelings is critical to understanding what is at stake in contests around coastal development. While these contests also entail the more readily quantified issues that tend to be highlighted in both planning and academic contexts, the nature of human affection for the coast means that emotions can play a formative role in shaping local understandings and motivating actions
Aesthetics · Affection · Environmental ethics · Feeling · Mores · Narrative · Place attachment · Political science · Sociology · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Disaster Management and Resilience · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 33 |
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| Citations per year | 2,54 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 33 |