Natural resources and open space in the residential decision process: A study of recent movers to fringe counties in southeast Michigan

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 69, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 255-269

  Vogt, Christine A ^a   Marans, Robert W ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Detroit metropolitan area; Homebuying decision making; Natural environments; Open space neighborhoods; Quantitative and qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; POPULATION STATISTICS; REGIONAL PLANNING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

DEMOGRAPHY; PLANNING CIRCLES; URBAN FRINGE;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; HOMEOWNERSHIP; LAND USE PLANNING; OPEN SPACE; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2142828096     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2003.07.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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