Traditional urbanism meets residential affluence: An analysis of the variability of suburban preference

Journal of the American Planning Association

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 199-216

  Talen, Emily ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SUBURBAN AREA;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035015048     PISSN: 01944363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01944360108976229     Document Type: Article

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