Topic
Front yard
About: Front yard is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 68 publications have been published within this topic receiving 1631 citations. The topic is also known as: front-yard & front garden.
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TL;DR: This paper conducted an image-based web survey of 494 southeast Michigan exurban homeowners to investigate the influence of implicit neighborhood norms as well as broader cultural norms on individual preferences for six alternative front yard designs ranging from conventional yards dominated by mown turf to mature native woodlands and native prairie garden designs.
402 citations
TL;DR: A survey of the sales of 844 single family residential properties in Athens, Georgia, U.S.A., indicated that landscaping with trees was associated with 3.5% to 4.5 percent increase in sales prices as mentioned in this paper.
326 citations
TL;DR: Kirby et al. as discussed by the authors used a multinomial logistic regression model to predict front-yard landscape preference with the independent variables income, length of residence in the Phoenix area, degree of environmental concern and engagement in desert recreational activities.
259 citations
TL;DR: Results validated several, but not all, New Urbanist claims and suggested design and management improvements used elsewhere were suggested to alleviate complaints about the rental apartments and alleys, particularly of too many cars in the alleys.
Abstract: Residents living in a New Urbanist subdivision (NUS) and a more standard suburban subdivision (SSS) near Salt Lake City, UT, were interviewed to test whether residents of a New Urbanist setting experience a stronger sense of community, greater sociability and outdoor use, and stronger preferences for New Urbanist site designs and housing diversity. Results validated several, but not all, New Urbanist claims. The NUS had gridded streets, smaller lots, homes with front porches, and back alleys with accessory apartments over detached garages; the SSS lacked these and had cul-de-sacs and 47% larger lots. After controlling for two sociodemographic variables, the two groups of residents reported similar levels of sense of community. NUS residents reported more neighboring behaviors, outdoor use, and more positive reactions to alleys and apartments; SSS residents were more satisfied with their larger front yard setbacks and front-loaded attached garages. Design and management improvements used elsewhere...
165 citations
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1 Dec 1998
TL;DR: A Tale of Two Childhoods Sometimes, I feel nostalgic for the spaces of my boyhood, growing up in suburban Atlanta in the 1960s as mentioned in this paper, growing up with a big grassy front yard sloped sharply downward into a ditch where we could float boats on a rainy day.
Abstract: A Tale of Two Childhoods Sometimes, I feel nostalgic for the spaces of my boyhood, growing up in suburban Atlanta in the 1960s. My big grassy front yard sloped sharply downward into a ditch where we could float boats on a rainy day. Beyond, there was a pine forest where my brother and I could toss pine cones like grenades or snap sticks together like swords. In the backyard, there was a patch of grass where we could wrestle or play kickball and a treehouse, which sometimes bore a pirate flag and at other times, the Stars and Bars of the Confederacy. Out beyond our own yard, there was a bamboo forest where we could play Tarzan, and vacant lots, construction sites, sloping streets, and a neighboring farm (the last vestige of a rural area turned suburban).
163 citations
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| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 8 |
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