HUBUNGAN ASPEK RESIDENSIAL DENGAN PLACE IDENTITY DALAM SKALA URBAN

Abstract

This research aims to explore relationship of residential aspects and place identity in urban scale. The term place identity is understood as the identity of places or environments as perceived by individuals. Five aspects of place identity which were derived from theory and previous researches were operationalized. These include continuity, familiarity, attachment, commitment, and external evaluation. Residential aspects that were explored in this research include type of home ownership, place of birth, length of residence, and residential mobility. The study employed survey method with self administered questionnaire using Likert scale as research instrument. Two hundred and forty respondents were randomly selected as participants based on the telephone user list. Factor analysis, regressions analysis and chi- square analysis were employed to answer the research questions. Results indicated that there are three underlying dimensions of place identity: Personal Relations, Physical Environment, and Commitment. The three factors count for 51.6% of the variance of place identity evaluations. This study further found that type of residential ownership, place of birth, and length of residence, have influence on place identity.