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Evaluating the intersection between ‘green events’ and sense of community at Liverpool’s Lark Lane Farmers Market

Zhao, Y and Wise, NA (2019) Evaluating the intersection between ‘green events’ and sense of community at Liverpool’s Lark Lane Farmers Market. Journal of Community Psychology. ISSN 0090-4392

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Abstract

More research needs to evaluate links between community psychology and event impacts. Events are not just entertainment focused economic drivers, but gatherings contributing to society, community and local cultural identity. There is also a need to address ‘green’ philosophies, while visible and widespread, are not just environmentally focused, but also local community focused—concerning elements of social sustainability, belonging and sense of community. This makes the discussion of ‘green events’ relevant to community psychology and local well-being researchers. The aim of this study is to find other possibilities how green events could contribute to local community well-being by investigating how farmers markets unite people to understand how such events reinforce and shape sense of community. This paper is based on participant observations and semi-structured interviews to explore the conceptual notion of sense of community. Three emerged themes are presented: local participation; social atmosphere; and sense of belonging.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Zhao, Y, Wise, N. Evaluating the intersection between “green events” and sense of community at Liverpool’s Lark Lane Farmers Market. J Community Psychol. 2019; 1– 13, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22177. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions
Uncontrolled Keywords: 1701 Psychology
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
Divisions: Sport Studies, Leisure & Nutrition (closed 31 Aug 19)
Publisher: Wiley
Date Deposited: 20 Feb 2019 10:54
Last Modified: 04 Sep 2021 09:43
URI: https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/10189
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