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Abstract
The private outside space (POS) that surrounds the traditional single-family detached house is often ignored by designers and builders. Yet, recent research shows that individuals and households in all segments of the population hold a high value for having this space as part of their home environment. This paper reviews evidence that the desire for having POS underlies major residential trends of this century. It is an essay on the importance of understanding why the availability of private outside space is an important attribute of housing in American society.
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Joye J. Dillman
Joye J. Dillman is Associate Professor and Associate Home Economist, Department of Child and Family Studies
Don A. Dillman
Don A. Dillman is Director of the Social and Economic Sciences Research Center and Professor, Departments of Sociology and Rural Sociology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. This is Scientific Paper No. 7186, College of Agriculture and Home Economics, Agricultural Research Center, Washington State University, Project 0377.