Benefits and constraints associated with the use of an urban park reported by a sample of elderly in Hong Kong

Leisure Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 291-311

  Hung, Kam ^a   Crompton, John ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aprk use; Benefits; Constraints; Elderly; Hong Kong

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; ELDERLY POPULATION; LAND USE PLANNING; NATIONAL PARK; PARK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL IMPACT; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 33745383476     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: 14664496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02614360500409810     Document Type: Article

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