Overcoming socio-economic barriers to conservation subdivisions: A case-study of four successful communities

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 244-252

  Allen, Stephen C ^a   Moorman, Christopher E ^a   Peterson, M Nils ^a   Hess, George R ^a   Moore, Susan E ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation subdivision; Open space; Residential development

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; SURVEYS; WATER QUALITY;

CONSERVATION SUBDIVISIONS; CONSTRUCTION COSTS; OPEN SPACE; POTENTIAL BARRIERS; QUALITATIVE CASE STUDIES; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; RESISTANCE TO CHANGE; WILDLIFE HABITATS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LANDOWNER; OPEN SPACE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROPERTY RIGHTS; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; STAKEHOLDER; WATER QUALITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84861345355     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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