Infill McMansions: Style and the psychophysics of size

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 110-123

  Nasar, Jack L ^a   Stamps III, Arthur E ^b  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

^b Institute of Environmental Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

Compatibility; Design review; Environmental preference; McMansion; Preference; Psychophysics; Weber Fechner law

Indexed keywords

EID: 62049085816     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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