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Physical and Psychological Factors in Sense of Community

New Urbanist Kentlands and Nearby Orchard Village

Lawrence Technological University.

Rachel Kaplan

Sense of community is often mentioned as an asset of new urbanism. The purpose of the study was to explore this claim by comparing Kentlands, a prototypic new urbanist community, with a traditional suburban development near it. Four domains of sense of community were examined, each in terms of 17 distinct aspects of the physical environment, through surveys as well as interviews with residents. The findings suggest thatKentlands residents perceive substantially greater sense of community; they express stronger attachment to their community and sense of identity with it. Natural features and open spaces play a particularly important role in sense of community and Kentlands provides a rich variety of these, fostering pedestrianism and increasing the likelihood of social interactions. The overall layout of the community and traditional architectural style, as well as many other physical features, play vital functions in achieving sense of community

Key Words: sense of community • newurbanism • place attachment • community identity • pedestrianism

Environment and Behavior, Vol. 36, No. 3, 313-340 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0013916503260236


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