Sense of place and values are concepts that have been defined in a multiplicity of ways by a variety of disciplines and seldom approached in combination within studies of place-based sustainability. In recent years, the debate on sustainability, and particularly on sustainability transformation, has started to recognise the central importance of the “inner dimension” in achieving sustainable futures. This brings to the fore individual and cultural immaterial aspects, such as values and sense of place. The aim of this article is to explore the role of sense of place and place values in the context of sustainable place-shaping and propose a framework to operationalise them in research. Three central questions guided and structured our work: (a) how can place-shaping contribute to sustainability transformations? (b) what is the role of the inner dimension of transformation in processes of sustainable place-shaping? (c) how to include the inner dimension—specifically sense of place and its underlying values—into place-shaping practice and discourse? Through the article, we argue that there is scope for a broader understanding of how sense of place contributes to sustainability transformations through place-shaping. The article ends with the introduction of an analytical tool for the study of sense of place and place values as potential drivers of place-based transformation. The conclusion of the article summarises the contribution of the inner dimension of place to place-shaping and, more in general, sustainability transformation.

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可持续性转型的内在维度：位置感和价值观念如何支持可持续的场所塑造

位置感和价值感是由各种学科以多种方式定义的概念，很少在基于位置的可持续性研究中结合使用。近年来，关于可持续性，尤其是关于可持续性转型的辩论已经开始认识到“内部维度”在实现可持续未来方面的核心重要性。这突出了个人和文化的非物质方面，例如价值和位置感。本文的目的是探讨在可持续的场所塑造背景下场所感和场所价值的作用，并提出在研究中实现它们的框架。以下三个核心问题指导和安排了我们的工作：（a）场所塑造如何促进可持续发展转型？（b）转型的内部层面在可持续场所塑造过程中的作用是什么？（c）如何将内部维度（特别是位置感及其潜在价值）纳入场所塑造实践和话语中？通过这篇文章，我们认为有广阔的空间，可以更广泛地了解场所感如何通过场所塑造促进可持续性转型。本文最后介绍了一种分析工具，用于研究位置感和位置值，将其作为基于位置的转换的潜在驱动力。本文的结论总结了场所内部维度对场所塑造以及更一般而言可持续性转型的贡献。