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Exurban Residential Subdivision Development: Effects on Water Quality and Public Perception
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004)
We investigated how future alternative designs for exurban residential subdivision development in agricultural landscapes might affect aquatic ecosystems and public perceptions, and we asked whether better aquatic ecological ...
Using normative scenarios in landscape ecology
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 2004-05)
The normative landscape scenario is one of many types of scenario methods that are used by landscape ecologists. We describe how normative landscape scenarios are different from other types and how these differences create ...
The Aesthetics of Horticulture: Neatness as a Form of Care
(American Society for Horticultural Science, 1988)
Perceived care of the landscape is a primary determinant of landscape attractiveness. Care is typically recognized in the neatness of a landscape; evennes of turn or crop color, placement of ornamental plants, use of fences ...
The Landscape in 2025: Alternative Future Landscape Scenarios, A Means to Consider Agricultural Policy
(MJA, 2002)
Agricultural policy implies new future scenarios for agricultural landscapes each time a new federal farm bill or emergency aid to farmers is debated. Future landscape scenario studies can suggest policies that could achieve ...
Immigration, Welfare Magnets and the Geography of Child Poverty in the United States
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Human Sciences Press, Inc. ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1997-09)
This study presents a detailed look at the immigration and internal migration dynamics of child poverty for US States based on the 1990 US census. It assesses the impact of two policy-relevant factors on the migration of ...
Messy Ecosystems, Orderly Frames
(1995)
Novel landscape designs that improve ecological quality may not be appreciated or maintained if recognizable landscape language that communicates human intention is not part of the landscape. Similarly, ecologically valuable ...
Interstate migration of the US poverty population: Immigration “pushes” and welfare magnet “pulls”
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Human Sciences Press; Human Sciences Press, Inc. ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1996-07)
This study evaluates the social and demographic structure of poverty migration during the 1985–90 period based on an analysis of recent census data. Particular attention is given to the roles of two policy-relevant factors ...
Immigration and internal migration “flight”: A California case study
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Human Sciences Press; Human Sciences Press, Inc. ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1995-03)
Recent analyses of 1990 census migration data have pointed up disparities in the way immigration and internal migration contributions affect an area's demographic profile. They show that there is little overlap between ...
Assessing Alternative Futures of Agriculture in Iowa, U.S.A.
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004)
The contributions of current agricultural practices to environmental degradation and the social problems facing agricultual regions are well known. However, landscape-scale alternatives to current trends have not been fully ...