Transforming inner-city landscapes: Trees, sense of safety, and preference

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 28-59

  Kuo, Frances E ^a   Bacaicoa, Magdalena ^b   Sullivan, William C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREENSPACE PROVISION; INNER CITY AREA; PERCEPTION; SENSE OF SAFETY;

USA, ILLINOIS, CHICAGO;

EID: 0031747365     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916598301002     Document Type: Article

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