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Push and Pull Forces Away from Front Porch Use

University of Wisconsin–Green Bay

Observational and survey data were collected from a pre-World War I and a post-1970s neighborhood to assess the influence of push and pull forces away from front porch use. The findings indicate that the most important factors in reducing front porch use are design issues having to do with the small size of porches, the attractiveness of the backyard, and lifestyles that no longer support front porch use. Implications for design, including support of New Urbanist design principles, are discussed.

Environment and Behavior, Vol. 33, No. 2, 264-278 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/00139160121972981


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