Restorative urban open space: Exploring the spatial configuration of human emotional fulfilment in urban open space

Landscape Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 525-547

  Thwaites, Kevin ^a   Helleur, E ^a   Simkins, I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Restorative; Spatial experience; Urban open space

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; OPEN SPACE; OUTDOOR RECREATION; PERCEPTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 29244434536     PISSN: 01426397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01426390500273346     Document Type: Article

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