Purpose

This paper aims to draw on Seamon’s(2012a, 2012b, 2014, 2015, 2018) theories on the “processes of place attachment” to understand the influence of place attachment on community leadership and the management of four towns in the Barossa region of South Australia.

Design/methodology/approach

The research methodology combines photo-elicitation, participant observation and in-depth interviews with 12 community leaders across four town groups. Scannell and Gifford’s(2010) tripartite model for place attachment is used to segment qualitative interview data to understand the nature of place attachment of community leaders. This was followed by thematic analysis using Seamon’s(2012a, 2014, 2018) six processes of place attachment to understand how the dynamics of place attachment as a series of processes interact to influence community leadership and place-based action.

Findings

The research revealed that community leaders in the Barossa region regularly confront a tension between the “Being” and “Becoming” of Place. It also suggests that place attachment for new residents is accelerated by engaging multiple place attachment processes; these can be measured using the research methodology in this study. The result is a tipping point where place leadership from new residents can accelerate towards the “Being of Place” showing a tendency towards protectionist behaviour commonly seen amongst long-term residents.

Research limitations/implications

Testing the findings in this paper in other rural regions and other cultural contexts will add further insight and validation of these findings. It is recommended that future research could further develop this approach through engaging multiple place-based community groups in the same town and across different locations to understand the pattern language of communities with more accuracy.

Practical implications

This study has enabled a deeper understanding of place-based community groups and their motivations to protect the status quo or promote change in the development and management of the place. Each community requires a tailored approach to place management and development to activate community resources and partnerships successfully. This research also provides knowledge on how to accelerate place attachment for new residents to improve their sense of belonging, value and purpose by engaging programs that engage all six place attachment processes.

Social implications

The research reveals that place relations are dynamic, complex and often political. Rural towns display a pattern language for how they engage networks and resources that government needs to understand to engage community stewardship of place – its social, environmental and economic setting. This research offers a method to better understand the pattern language of place attachment that drives community leadership and place management to help communities sustain themselves and adapt to change.

Originality/value

The research explores the inter-relationship between the place attachment of community leaders and their response to change from different types of community impacts such as bushfires or the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding these processes is valuable in informing place management partnerships between community, business and government.

中文翻译：

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场所依恋对社区领导和场所管理的影响

目的

本文旨在借鉴Seamon（2012a，2012b，2014，2015，2018）关于“地方依恋过程”的理论，了解地方依恋对南澳大利亚巴罗萨地区四个城镇的社区领导和管理的影响。 .

设计/方法/方法

该研究方法结合了照片启发、参与观察和对四个城镇组的 12 位社区领袖的深入访谈。Scannell 和 Gifford（2010）的地方依恋三方模型用于分割定性访谈数据，以了解社区领袖的地方依恋的性质。随后使用 Seamon (2012a, 2014, 2018) 的六个地方依恋过程进行主题分析，以了解作为一系列过程的地方依恋动态如何相互作用以影响社区领导和基于地方的行动。

发现

研究表明，巴罗萨地区的社区领袖经常面临地方“存在”和“形成”之间的紧张关系。它还表明，通过参与多个地方依恋过程可以加速新居民的地方依恋；这些可以使用本研究中的研究方法来衡量。结果是一个转折点，新居民的地方领导可以加速向“地方存在”方向发展，显示出在长期居民中普遍存在的保护主义行为的趋势。

研究限制/影响

在其他农村地区和其他文化背景下测试本文中的发现将增加对这些发现的进一步洞察和验证。建议未来的研究可以通过在同一城镇和不同地点参与多个基于地方的社区团体来进一步发展这种方法，以更准确地理解社区的模式语言。

实际影响

这项研究使人们能够更深入地了解以地方为基础的社区团体及其保护现状或促进地方发展和管理变革的动机。每个社区都需要一种量身定制的方法来进行地方管理和开发，以成功激活社区资源和伙伴关系。这项研究还提供了有关如何通过参与所有六个地方依恋过程的计划来加速新居民的地方依恋以提高他们的归属感、价值和目的感的知识。

社会影响

研究表明，地方关系是动态的、复杂的，而且往往是政治性的。农村城镇展示了他们如何参与网络和资源的模式语言，政府需要了解这些网络和资源以参与社区对地方的管理——其社会、环境和经济环境。这项研究提供了一种更好地理解地方依恋模式语言的方法，这种语言推动了社区领导和地方管理，以帮助社区维持自己并适应变化。

原创性/价值

该研究探讨了社区领袖的地方依恋与他们对不同类型的社区影响（如丛林大火或 COVID-19 大流行）的变化的反应之间的相互关系。了解这些流程对于为社区、企业和政府之间的场所管理伙伴关系提供信息非常有价值。