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Place attachment plays an important role in shaping climate-related (im)mobility. Existing research has highlighted the importance of emotional bonds to place, while giving more limited attention to the experiential ways through which people engage with their environments. This paper conceptualizes place attachment through two closely interrelated dimensions: place affection, which refers to the emotional bonds to place, and place awareness, which captures the cognitive and practical knowledge developed through lived engagement with the environment. We draw on empirical examples from diverse climate-affected contexts to show how attending to both dimensions and their interconnections provides a more nuanced understanding of how people assess risks, mobilize resources, and navigate different forms of staying and moving. In addition, we argue that place attachment is a socially embedded process shaped by structural factors such as gendered norms and material conditions. Together, these insights support analytical approaches that integrate emotional, cognitive, and socio-political dimensions of human–place relationships in the context of climate change.
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Place attachment
place affection
place awareness
climate mobility
environmental risks
climate adaptation
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