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This illuminating Handbook brings together the many different ways that scholars conceptualise a 'sense of place': the feeling that a location is yours, familiar, or meaningful. Contributors analyse a sense of place as a multi-level, relational process that displays cultural and temporal variation.

Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, the Handbook assesses the overlapping constructs and ongoing debate surrounding the definition of 'sense of place'. It explores connections to natural environments, virtual places, change over time and also broader questions such as how place can be understood across cultures and how attitudes toward places evolve. Chapters engage with non-Western, First Nations worldviews which treat 'Country' as a living, relational entity, contrasting sharply with typical Western, object-oriented models. They provide weight to the view that 'place' must be studied from many angles, and that respecting diverse, especially Indigenous, perspectives is essential for a fuller, more inclusive understanding of how people relate to the world around them. This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of this fast-developing field, while also developing theory and encouraging future research in subjects such as regeneration, social relations and digital advancements.

The Handbook on Sense of Place is a valuable resource for students and scholars of human geography, environmental psychology, cultural studies and sociology. Its insights into how people relate to the world around them will also benefit practitioners in urban and regional planning and environmental policymakers.