Public green space and disabled users

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-34

  Seeland, Klaus ^a   Nicolè, Simone ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Disability; Green space planning; Handicapped people; Isle of Mainau; Social inclusion

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; GREENSPACE; POLLUTION;

BADEN-WURTTEMBERG; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; LAKE CONSTANCE; MAINAU;

EID: 33646513943     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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