The quest for authentic place: The production of suburban alternatives in Minnesota's St. Croix Valley

Urban Geography

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 253-270

  Bjelland, Mark D ^a   Maley, Michelle ^a   Cowger, Lane ^b   Barajas, LisaBeth ^c  

^a GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^c Community Growth Institute ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation subdivisions; Minneapolis St. Paul; New urbanism; Smart growth; Traditional neighborhood design

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; LOCAL PLANNING; METROPOLITAN AREA; NEIGHBORHOOD; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

MINNEAPOLIS; MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT PAUL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750628585     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.27.3.253     Document Type: Article

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