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4 - Changing Sense of Place and Local Responses to Bengaluru’s Disappearing Lakes

from Part I - Climate Change and Ecological Regime Shifts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 July 2021

By
Ailbhe Murphy ,
Johan Enqvist  and
Vanessa A. Masterson
Edited by
Christopher M. Raymond ,
Lynne C. Manzo ,
Daniel R. Williams ,
Andrés Di Masso  and
Timo von Wirth
Christopher M. Raymond
Affiliation:
University of Helsinki, Finland
Lynne C. Manzo
Affiliation:
University of Washington, Seattle
Daniel R. Williams
Affiliation:
USDA Forest Service, Colorado
Andrés Di Masso
Affiliation:
Universitat de Barcelona
Timo von Wirth
Affiliation:
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
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Summary

This chapter elucidates different pathways of how sense of place changes in response to shifts in social-ecological dynamics. In Bengaluru, sense of place in relation to urban lakes is changing and evolving. It is shaped by factors such as urbanisation, climate change and changing demographics, as well as by reinvention of historical uses as they clash with modern activities. Changing sense of place is furthered by the activist work of local lake groups. Through their active work to shape lake meanings, we show how community activists nurture a sense of place that can be collectively harnessed for conservation in the face of ecological deterioration. Importantly, the exchange of memories and place meanings between different stakeholder groups helps facilitate this and also generates new understanding regarding how to manage lakes as sites with multiple social and ecological place meanings.

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Changing sense of placeurban blue spacesocial-ecological dynamicsplace-protective behaviourcommunity-based activismcollective action
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Changing Senses of Place
Navigating Global Challenges
 , pp. 53 - 64
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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