Vogt, C A. & R. W. Marans, 2004, Natural recourses and open space in the residential decision process: a study of recent movers to fringe, in: Landscape and Urban Planning, ,
- Author : Vogt, C A. & R. W. Marans
- Year : 2004
- Journal/Series : Landscape and Urban Planning
- Pages : 255-269
- Abstract in English : Within many metropolitan areas of the United States, there is great diversity in the type and location of housing available to home buyers. Of this diversity, new single family homes built at the urban fringe have become the subject of much criticism in planning circles because of the potential impacts such development can have on agricultural, forest, and other lands valued for their natural recourses qualities. To better understand the underlying decisions upon which these prevailing patterns of development are based, the authors asked new home buyers about the importance of home, lot neighbourhood, and community features in their recent decision to purchase a home at the urban fringe. Information from this study can help identify consumer home trends that are changing the landscape of urban fringe areas. A general population study can determine market size and market segments most interested in natural and openness preservation within neighbourhoods. A specialized market study can assess the character of and value place on specific design features of residential development that attempting to be more environmentally sensitive.
- Comments/Notes : KEYWORDS: home buying decision making, open space neighbourhoods, natural environments.