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Relationships between Residential Development and the Environment

Examining Resident Perspectives

Z. Aslgül Göçmen

This research explores how residents perceive the relationships between residential development patterns and the natural environment. Based on a fall 2004 survey of 283 residents from urban, suburban, exurban, and conservation neighborhoods in Michigan’s Washtenaw and Livingston Counties, this research indicates that residents may not have a clear understanding of the environmental impacts of residential development. The results suggest a need for environmental education especially with regard to the land development and water quality relationship and the impacts of large-lot, automobile-dependent developments. The study also suggests that further research is needed on the relationship between land development and the environment.

Key Words: environmental evaluations • environmental outcomes • land development patterns

Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol. 29, No. 1, 54-66 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X09339065


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