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B700: Seasonal Home Residents In Five Maine Communities, Socio-Economic Characteristics, Use Patterns, And Environmental Attitudes, D. M. Tobey

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The trend of seasonal residency is growing in Maine. Maine, as a state and by individual communities, needs to know more about its seasonal residents if it is to accommodate their recreational demands now and plan for changing use patterns in the future. Such questions as how many children the seasonal resident has in his household, how many days the seasonal home is in use each season, and what the resident plans to do with his property in the future are all-important for recreational planning both state-wide and on an individual community basis.

In this study, the investigator has attempted …