A Study on the Correlations between Environmental Attributes and Place Attachment

The problem of greenhouse effects has been concerned in the society that the idea of environmental protection is enhanced and the government has promoted energy conservation and carbon reduction, expecting people to ride bikes, instead of driving card. Through the overall construction and planning of the government, a lot of bikeways are established in Taiwan and people start to participate in such an emerging leisure exercise. Taking Dapeng Bay Bikeway as the research field, this study aims to understand the correlations between Environmental Attributes and Place Attachment of cyclists. With questionnaire survey and convenient sampling, local inhabitants cycling in Dapeng Bay Bikeway are studied. Total 230 valid copies of questionnaires are retrieved, with the retrieval rate 82.14%. The research results show the positive correlations between Environmental Attributes and Place Attachment, and the higher satisfaction with Environmental Attributes is presented, the higher Place Attachment (identity and dependency) is enhanced. Contrarily, the higher Place Attachment reveals the higher satisfaction with Environmental Attributes. It is expected to provide the government sectors with reference and suggestions for planning bikeways.