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Can Money Buy Green? Demographic and Socioeconomic Predictors of Lawn-Care Expenditures and Lawn Greenness in Urban Residential Areas

Weiqi Zhou Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Austin Troy Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA
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J. Morgan Grove Northern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, South Burlington, Vermont, USA
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Jennifer C. Jenkins Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, Aiken Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Pages 744-760 | Received 07 May 2007, Accepted 18 Feb 2008, Published online: 10 Aug 2009

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