Sense of place: Mount Desert Island residents and Acadia National Park
Ballinger NL. 1997. Sense of place: Mount Desert Island residents and Acadia National Park. University of Vermont
From the abstract: "The framework of sense of place, developed by humanistic geographers, has been employed by researchers in their efforts to explain the range of attachments, values, and meanings assigned to natural areas. This study considers how protected areas may inform and potentially protect the sense of place of the region within which they are embedded. A multi-method approach, using both qualitative and quantitative methods, was used to explore how Acadia National Park is part of the regional sense of place and how the park is valued by neighboring residents. Qualitative interviews with residents of Mount Desert Island, Maine informed a mail-back questionnaire administered to a representative sample of island residents. Research findings provide empirical evidence that Acadia National Park is important to the regional sense of place, and is important based on multiple values. These findings suggest that parks may play an important role in protecting the integrity of the sense of place of a region."
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Ballinger, Nicole
- Date of Issue
- 1997-10
- Publisher
- University of Vermont
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Attitudes, Mount Desert Island, Natural Resources, Questionnaires, residents, Survey (Opinions), thesis, Visitors