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    Exploring attachment to the "homeland" and its association with heritage culture identification

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    Conceptualisations of attachment to one’s nation of origin reflecting a symbolic caregiver can be found cross-culturally in literature, art, and language. Despite its prevalence, the relationship with one’s nation has not been investigated empirically in terms of an attachment theory framework. Two studies employed an attachment theory approach to investigate the construct validity of symbolic attachment to one’s nation of origin, and its association with acculturation (operationalized as heritage and mainstream culture identification). Results for Study 1 indicated a three-factor structure of nation attachment; the factors were labelled secure-preoccupied, fearful, and dismissive nation attachment. Hierarchical linear modelling was employed to control for differing cultures across participants. Secure-preoccupied nation attachment was a significant predictor of increased heritage culture identification for participants residing in their country of birth, whilst dismissive nation attachment was a significant predictor of decreased heritage culture identification for international migrants. Securepreoccupied nation attachment was also associated with higher levels of subjective-wellbeing. Study 2 further confirmed the validity of the nation attachment construct through confirmatory factor analysis; the three-factor model adequately fit the data. Similar to the results of Study 1, secure-preoccupied nation attachment was associated with increased levels of heritage culture identification and psychological well-being. Implications of the tripartite model of nation attachment for identity and well-being will be discussed

    Diagnostiquer et réduire à la source les micropolluants -Retour d'expérience du projet Regard (Bordeaux Métropole)

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    Micropollutants (MPs) represent an important environmental and health issue. Identifying their sources and then reducing their discharges is the strategy used in France to fight against water pollution. This is also the approach implemented in the Regard project (Reduction and management of micropollutants in the Bordeaux metropolis). The first phase of the project aimed to carry out a territorial, global and integrated diagnosis combining both chemical and biological analyses of the natural environment and the sewerage network from the discharge points (wastewater treatment plant, separate stormwater overflow, by-pass) to the emission sources (domestic, industrial, hospital and stormwater). In addition, a social characterization of the sources was carried out in order to understand the practices, products and uses at the origin of MP discharges and to identify decisive actions to reduce these discharges. The strengths of this diagnostic assessment are the complementary of various approaches (engineering and social sciences, chemical and biological analyses, wastewater and stormwater studies) and the large number of sampling sites. The second phase of the project was to ensure the implementation of reduction actions to test and evaluate their impacts from the environmental (effectiveness in reducing the quantity, diversity and effect of MPs), social (appropriation and satisfaction of solutions) and economic (to guide public action) points of view. The best results have been achieved with (i) the “water families challenge” action on the domestic source, (ii) mechanical rat control actions, defoaming of tennis courts and grassing of cemeteries for the community source, and (iii) the treatment action of separate stormwater in real conditions on a pilot scale. This feedback on what has been achieved to date should help communities interested to implement such an approach in order to avoid the same “mistakes” and, on the contrary, to directly implement actions that give significant reduction results.Les micropolluants (MP) reprĂ©sentent un enjeu environnemental et sanitaire important. Identifier leurs sources pour ensuite rĂ©duire leurs rejets est la stratĂ©gie privilĂ©giĂ©e au niveau français pour lutter contre cette pollution. C’est aussi la dĂ©marche qui a Ă©tĂ© mise en oeuvre dans le projet Regard (rĂ©duction et gestion des micropolluants sur la mĂ©tropole bordelaise). La premiĂšre phase du projet correspondait ainsi Ă  la rĂ©alisation d’un diagnostic territorial, global et intĂ©grĂ© couplant Ă  la fois des analyses chimiques et biologiques du milieu naturel et du rĂ©seau d’assainissement depuis les points de rejets (station de traitement des eaux usĂ©es, exutoires pluviaux, by-pass) jusqu’aux sources d’émission (domestique, industrielle, hospitaliĂšre et pluviale). En complĂ©ment, une caractĂ©risation sociale dessources a Ă©tĂ© faite afin de comprendre les pratiques, les produits et les usages Ă  l’origine des rejets de MP et d’identifier des leviers d’action pour rĂ©duire ces rejets. Les points forts de ce diagnostic sont la complĂ©mentaritĂ© des approches (sciences de l’ingĂ©nieur et sciences sociales, analyses chimiques et biologiques, Ă©tude des eaux usĂ©es et pluviales) et le nombre important de sites d’étude. La seconde phase du projet correspondait Ă  la mise en oeuvre d’actions de rĂ©duction pour les tester et les Ă©valuer du point de vue environnemental (efficacitĂ© pour rĂ©duire la quantitĂ©, la diversitĂ© et l’effet des MP), social (appropriation et satisfaction vis-Ă -vis des solutions) et Ă©conomique (aide Ă  l’orientation de l’action publique). Les actions ayant eu les meilleurs rĂ©sultats sont (i) l’action « Familles EAU DĂ©fi » sur la source domestique, (ii) les actions de dĂ©ratisation mĂ©canique, de dĂ©moussage des terrains de tennis et d’enherbement des cimetiĂšres pour la source collectivitĂ© et (iii) l’action de traitement des eaux pluviales strictes en conditions rĂ©elles Ă  l’échelle d’un pilote. Le prĂ©sent retour d’expĂ©rience sur ce qui a Ă©tĂ© fait doit aider les collectivitĂ©s qui souhaiteraient effectuer une telle dĂ©marche Ă  ne pas commettre les mĂȘmes « erreurs » et, au contraire, Ă  mettre en oeuvre directement les actions qui donnent des rĂ©sultats satisfaisants
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