Do Homebuyers Want Green Features in Their Communities?

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 551-580

  Noiseux, Krystal ^a   Hostetler, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

green development; green marketing; green real estate; sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; SURVEY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955581486     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916508326470     Document Type: Article

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