Nature, affordability, and privacy as motivations for exurban living

Urban Geography

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 705-723

  Johnson, Brian Edward ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exurbia; Midwest; Migration; Residential choice; Residential mobility

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; LIFESTYLE; MIGRATION; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; URBAN GEOGRAPHY; URBAN GROWTH;

ILLINOIS; INDIANA; MIDWEST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65549144707     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.29.7.705     Document Type: Article

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