Desert dreamscapes: Residential landscape preference and behavior

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 85-100

  Larsen, Larissa ^a   Harlan, Sharon L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Desert; Landscape; Preference; Residential; Symbol

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; LANDFORMS; LANDSLIDES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URBAN PLANNING; WATER RESOURCES;

BEHAVIOR; DESERT; LANDSCAPE; PREFERENCE; RESIDENTIAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

DESERT; DESIGN; HOMEOWNER; LANDSCAPE; OASIS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; URBAN REGION;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; PHOENIX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748536777     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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