Assessing the Impact of Spatial System Flexibility on Place Attachment Based on PLS-SEM Technique
Subject Areas : Environmental DesignZahra Behpur 1 * , Ali Nazari 2 , Mohammadreza Dehqani Ashkezari 3
1 - a Department of Art & Architectural, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran
2 - Department of art @Architectural, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran
3 - استادیار، گروه مدیریت کارآفرینی، دانشکده مدیریت، اقتصاد و حسابداری دانشگاه آزاد یزد
Keywords: Flexibility, Place Attachment, Spatial System, Human need, PLS-SEM Technique,
Abstract :
Any spatial system, with its inherent capabilities, can respond to a variety of emotional relationships between humans and place, thus performing better than a single-functional spatial system. "Variability", "adaptability", and "transformability" as different manifestations of flexibility, utilizing the spatial form's potential, enable changes in the spatial system, household activities, and the fulfillment of human needs. The human need for emotional interaction with the place where they live, or in other words, "place attachment," is one of the most important aspects of the human-place relationship. The aim of this research is to assess the impact of spatial system flexibility on the dimensions of place attachment. For this purpose, both qualitative and quantitative methods were used as a combined approach. Initially, a qualitative exploratory study was conducted to explore the literature and identify the components of flexibility and place attachment, followed by a quantitative method that included designing a questionnaire, developing the model structure, and applying and analyzing the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) model. The data from this research were analyzed using SPSS version 27 and the structural equation modeling technique via smart PLS version 4. The results of this research indicate that the variables of variability, adaptability, and transformability have a significant effect on the dimensions of place attachment, including place identity, emotional attachment, place dependence, and social bonding, both directly and through the mediating variable of spatial system flexibility.
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