Assessing the Feasibility of Side Yard Programs as a Solution to Land Vacancy in U.S. Shrinking Cities

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 708-725

  Ganning, Joanna P ^a   Tighe, J Rosie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

shrinking cities; side yards; vacant land

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN PLANNING;

MISSOURI; SAINT LOUIS [MISSOURI]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84939220390     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087414555435     Document Type: Article

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