Environmental correlates of residential satisfaction: An exploration of mismatched neighborhood characteristics in the Twin Cities

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 150, Issue , 2016, Pages 26-35

  Cao, Xinyu ^a,b   Wang, Donggen ^c  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Built environment; Campbell's model; Land use; Mismatch; Residential sorting; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

LAND USE;

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CAMPBELL; EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; MISMATCH; NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS; RESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION; WELL BEING;

HOUSES;

BUILDING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LAND USE; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; RESIDENT POPULATION; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84960193039     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.02.007     Document Type: Article

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