A Study on the Relationship between Place Attachment, Satisfaction and Recommendation Intention on World Cultural Heritage Site : Focus on visitors at Suwon Hwaseong.

This study was investigated to the sub-factors of place attachment and to explain the relationship between place attachment, satisfaction and recommend intention. To understand sub-factors of place attachment, this study was explained about the concept of place attachment that is formed to short time visitors and it was conducted the survey in Suwon Hwaseong. As the result of the analysis, sub-factors of place attachment were classified into five factors; place memory and place expectation that is based on personal experience and expectation, place dependence, place identity and place affection. Furthermore, place memory and place expectation have a positive effect on both satisfaction and recommendation intention, While place dependence showed no statistically significant effect on recommendation and place affection did not affect by satisfaction. Findings of the study contribute to a better understanding of place attachment and it is expected to provide fundamental knowledge of activation in cultural heritage sites.