Covenants, cohesion, and community: The effects of neighborhood governance on lawn fertilization

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 115, Issue , 2013, Pages 30-38

  Fraser, James Curtis ^a   Bazuin, Joshua Theodore ^b   Band, Lawrence E ^c   Grove, J Morgan ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeowners associations; Lawn fertilization; Neighborhood governance; Nitrogen application rate; Non point source pollution; Social cohesion

Indexed keywords

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; WATER POLLUTION;

LAWN FERTILIZATION; NEIGHBORHOOD GOVERNANCE; NITROGEN APPLICATION RATES; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; SOCIAL COHESION;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

COHESION; ESTHETICS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GARDEN; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HOMEOWNER; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; NEIGHBORHOOD; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION;

BALTIMORE; MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877672080     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.02.013     Document Type: Article

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