Beautiful places: The role of perceived aesthetic beauty in community satisfaction

Regional Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-48

  Florida, Richard ^a   Mellander, Charlotta ^b   Stolarick, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Beauty; Community satisfaction; Fit

Indexed keywords

ESTHETICS; ESTIMATION METHOD; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650487979     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2010.486784     Document Type: Article

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