Urban Greening and Criminal behavior: A Geographic Information System Perspective

HortTechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 48-51

  Snelgrove, A G ^a   Michael, J H ^b   Waliczek, T M ^c   Zajicek, J M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0348234029     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.14.1.0048     Document Type: Article

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