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Is a new urban development model building greener communities?
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Youngentob, K.; Hostetler, M. |
| Date: |
[Date unknown] |
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http://snre.ufl.edu/prec/attachment/ebmanuscript_Karayoungentobthesis_.pdf
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| Abstract: |
Neo-traditional neighborhoods are hypothesized to promote a strong sense of community and environmentalism among residents, but this claim has not been well researched. In October 2002, we conducted a mail survey of 1,611 middle-class homeowners in Gainesville, Florida, to determine if there were differences in sense of community and environmental attitudes, behavior, and knowledge among homeowners from three development types (Traditional, Post-war, and Neo-traditional). The Neo-traditional community had the strongest sense of community between all three development types. In terms of environmental attitudes, behavior, and knowledge, however, the Neo-traditional community was not more environmentally friendly than the Post-war communities, and it was considerably less environmentally friendly than the Traditional community. The results suggest that Neo-traditional design could play a role in influencing a homeownerÂ’s sense of community, but it may not go far enough in terms of promoting environmental attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors. |
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