SENSE OF PLACE OF FAVORITE PLACE

• Main Author: LISSIMIA (NIM : 25212040), FINTA
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/27335
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

<p align="justify">Planning and design products affect feelings (affective), logic (cognitive), and behavior. Different physical spatial characters affect different response. Planners and designers can only intervene the product which is built environment, not the response. A study of relationship between place as planning and design product with the cognitive, affective, and activities of the users is required for producing better planning and design product. Result of the study may become the input for planning and design in general. <br /> <br /> This research aims to find out favorite place of young adults and the reason behind it. Young adults are chosen as object of the study in consideration of age which are still productive so it can provide useful input. The reasons for the choice of favorite place includes cognitive response, affective response, avtivities, and physical spatial character. In addition, this research aims to identify the level and the type of sense of place (SoP) in favorite place. Data collection using a mix <br /> <br /> of qualitative and quantitative methods (mix method). Qualitative methods are applied to find favorite places and the reasons whereas quantitative methods are applied to corroborate the result of the research on the reasons and identify level and type of sense of place. Quantitative methods such as ANOVA (Analysis of Variance), correspondent analysis, correlation analysis, and factor analysis are used to analyze numerical data of the reasons and sense of place. <br /> <br /> The results show culinary place, modern commercial place, and sea tourism place are most chosen as favorite place of young adults. Physical spatial characters that affect the selection of favorite places are the quality of natural environment, maintenance, supporting facilities, diversity, and formal dining. Reasons for favorite place selection reveals two type of affective response, low tension and high tension. While the cognitive response given as the reason of favorite place selection includes experience of place, hospitality, rustic quality, individual interests, and urban quality. Activities that affect favorite place selection are nature activities, brain and spiritual activities, commercial activities, entertainment activities, dining activities, and relax. <br /> <br /> Sense of place (SoP) that represents human feelings toward place can be assessed through level or type. SoP levels describe the depth of human feelings toward physical and non-physical environment. SoP level consist of seven levels ranging from not feeling the sense of place (first level) up to the point of willingness to sacrifice for a place (seventh level). Knowledge of being located in a place (second level) to a point of understanding the place goal (fifth level) is perceived in favorite place. Analysis revealed that sense of place felt more deeply on the natural environment than on built environment. SoP types describe the formation process of feelings toward the place. SoP on favorite places are formed due to <br /> <br /> feelings of suitability (spiritual), familiarity (biographical), and desirable features on a place which are better than elsewhere (commodified).<p align="justify">