Place Attachment of Shoppers: A Study of Palms Mall, Ibadan, Nigeria
The shopping mall has emerged as an important component of many cities. While the rapid development of malls and the increasing patronage show their viability and acceptance by the populace, respectively, there is a dearth of studies that examine the impact of its physical and behavioural attributes...
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| description | The shopping mall has emerged as an important component of many cities. While the rapid development of malls and the increasing patronage show their viability and acceptance by the populace, respectively, there is a dearth of studies that examine the impact of its physical and behavioural attributes on attachment. This study examines the effect of physical characteristics, activities, and socioeconomic characteristics on place attachment to the first standalone mall in Ibadan, Nigeria. From a sampling frame of 7, 115 shoppers, quantitative data was obtained from 350 respondents using systematic sampling on April 29, 2017, through a structured questionnaire. The data was analysed using mean, factor analysis, cross-tabulation, correlation, and categorical regression. The findings show that the most prevalent activities are meeting others (α = 0.77); leisure (α = 0.75); and, parties and hanging out (α = 0.70). The important physical attributes are circulation, wayfinding, and aesthetics (α = 0.87); access to mechanical conveyors, mall decoration, and quality materials (α = 0.80); and, ambience (α =0.79). However, the regression results show that the most important factors of attachment are access to mechanical conveyors, mall decoration, and quality materials (β = 0.334); leisure (β = 0.279); purchasing activities (β = 0.236); and, meeting others (β = 0.165). Hence, these factors should be considered in creating new malls in the city. In the context of urbanism, this is key to the social and economic revitalization of cities.
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| spelling | doaj-art-365ad7ebdb2a4618b7adee34733675a22025-08-20T03:53:57ZengAlanya ÜniversitesiJournal of Contemporary Urban Affairs2475-61642023-11-0172Place Attachment of Shoppers: A Study of Palms Mall, Ibadan, Nigeria Ifeoluwa Olla0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8472-916XBayo Amole1Dolapo Amole2Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment Studies, Redeemer’s University, Ede, NigeriaDepartment of Architecture, Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaDepartment of Architecture, Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaThe shopping mall has emerged as an important component of many cities. While the rapid development of malls and the increasing patronage show their viability and acceptance by the populace, respectively, there is a dearth of studies that examine the impact of its physical and behavioural attributes on attachment. This study examines the effect of physical characteristics, activities, and socioeconomic characteristics on place attachment to the first standalone mall in Ibadan, Nigeria. From a sampling frame of 7, 115 shoppers, quantitative data was obtained from 350 respondents using systematic sampling on April 29, 2017, through a structured questionnaire. The data was analysed using mean, factor analysis, cross-tabulation, correlation, and categorical regression. The findings show that the most prevalent activities are meeting others (α = 0.77); leisure (α = 0.75); and, parties and hanging out (α = 0.70). The important physical attributes are circulation, wayfinding, and aesthetics (α = 0.87); access to mechanical conveyors, mall decoration, and quality materials (α = 0.80); and, ambience (α =0.79). However, the regression results show that the most important factors of attachment are access to mechanical conveyors, mall decoration, and quality materials (β = 0.334); leisure (β = 0.279); purchasing activities (β = 0.236); and, meeting others (β = 0.165). Hence, these factors should be considered in creating new malls in the city. In the context of urbanism, this is key to the social and economic revitalization of cities. http://www.ijcua.com/ijcua/article/view/391Physical CharacteristicsShopping ActivitiesPlace AttachmentShopping Mall |
| spellingShingle | Ifeoluwa Olla Bayo Amole Dolapo Amole Place Attachment of Shoppers: A Study of Palms Mall, Ibadan, Nigeria Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Physical Characteristics Shopping Activities Place Attachment Shopping Mall |
| title | Place Attachment of Shoppers: A Study of Palms Mall, Ibadan, Nigeria |
| title_full | Place Attachment of Shoppers: A Study of Palms Mall, Ibadan, Nigeria |
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| title_short | Place Attachment of Shoppers: A Study of Palms Mall, Ibadan, Nigeria |
| title_sort | place attachment of shoppers a study of palms mall ibadan nigeria |
| topic | Physical Characteristics Shopping Activities Place Attachment Shopping Mall |
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