Residential landscape aesthetics and water conservation best management practices: Homeowner perceptions and preferences

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 144, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-9

  Hayden, Lillian ^a   Cadenasso, Mary L ^a   Haver, Darren ^b   Oki, Lorence R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Best management practices; BMPs; Landscape; Preference; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

HOUSING; SURVEYS;

AESTHETICS; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; BMPS; LANDSCAPE; PREFERENCE;

WATER CONSERVATION;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ESTHETICS; HOMEOWNER; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; PERCEPTION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84940384052     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2015.08.003     Document Type: Article

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