Exploring Homeowner Diffusion of Yard Care Knowledge as One Step Toward Improving Urban Ecosystems

Environmental Management

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1223-1236

  Martini, Nicholas F ^a   Nelson, Kristen C ^b   Dahmus, Maria E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change interventions; Diffusion; Knowledge transfer; Minneapolis Saint Paul; Minnesota; Urban ecosystems; Yard care

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ECOSYSTEMS; HOUSING; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; TRANSMISSIONS;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; MINNEAPOLIS; MINNESOTA; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; YARD CARE;

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; HOMEOWNERSHIP; KNOWLEDGE; METROPOLITAN AREA; PERCEPTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURVEY; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; HOMEOWNER; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MISCELLANEOUS NAMED GROUPS; NEIGHBORHOOD; URBAN AREA; YARD CARE KNOWLEDGE; CHILD; CITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POACEAE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MINNESOTA; OWNERSHIP; POACEAE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84919832363     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-014-0368-x     Document Type: Article

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