Use of visual research methods to measure standards quality for parks and outdoor recreation

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 557-579

  Manning, Robert E ^a   Freimund, Wayne A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Parks and outdoor recreation; Research methods; Standards of quality; Visual research

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT METHOD; OUTDOOR RECREATION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RESEARCH; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 12344337352     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2004.11950036     Document Type: Article

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