Ryan, R.L., 2006, Comparing the attitudes of local residents, planners, and developers about preserving rural character in New England, in: Landscape and Urban Planning, 75,
- Author : Ryan, R.L.
- Year : 2006
- Journal/Series : Landscape and Urban Planning
- Volume Number (CONSECUTIVE: Counting all Volumes of this Journal ever published) : 75
- Pages : 5-22
- Contents in English : Rural areas across North America are experiencing unprecedented residential development that negatively impacts the rural character that attracts new residents to these areas in the first place. This study looks at the three groups that influence residential sprawl in rural areas on the urban fringe: planners, homebuilders and local citizens. The specific objectives of this study are: 1) To understand rural character from the multiple perspectives of residents, planner, and homebuilders at the rural-urban fringe. 2) To explore differences and commonalties between local residential, planners, and home builders’ attitudes toward alternative forms of residential development and its impacts on the rural character of the towns in which they live or work. 3) To develop recommendations for accommodating new residential development in a manner that is consistent with local resident’s perceptions of rural character.
- Comments/Notes : KEYWORDS: landscape perception, rural planning, residential satisfaction, rural character, attitudes.