Identity, Traditions and Lack of Environmental Behaviour

作     者：C. Arcidiacono F. Procentese M.G. Paolillo 

作者机构：Incoparde Laboratory Department of Relational Sciences Federico II University of Naples 

出 版 物：《Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering》 (环境科学与工程（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2011年第5卷第3期

页      面：365-380页

学科分类：12[管理学] 1204[管理学-公共管理] 05[文学] 083305[工学-城乡生态环境与基础设施规划] 08[工学] 0503[文学-新闻传播学] 0833[工学-城乡规划学] 

主　　题：Traditions place identity place attachment environmental behaviour community trust. 

摘      要：Place memories （traditions）, transmitted through art and the stories of a community, are key elements for the construction of individual and collective identity, connected to specific places. In this regard the authors examined how the representation of traditions affects place identity and in what ways the cultural heritage of the town might influence environmental forms of behaviour such as plans and projects. To this end the authors investigated the small town of Pagani in southern Italy, which has many ancient cultural traditions linked to specific locations and their rituals such as the festival of Our Lady of the Hens. Our contribution favours a qualitative approach in examining the data gathered and a participative methodology. The statistical analysis of the vocabulary distribution within 83 texts concerning town and its traditions, written by local citizens （52% male and 48% female） of different ages （range： 18-78） revealed a strong place identity. Narrative interviews （14） with key people were then analysed by means of grounded theory. In the perspective of conservation psychology the authors finally focussed on how feelings of impotence and social distrust influence relations between citizens and their local environment.