Restorative environments in later life: An approach to well-being from the perspective of environmental psychology

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 203-226

  Scopelliti, Massimiliano ^a   Giuliani, Maria Vittoria ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activities; Builth environments; Natural environments; Residential environment; Restorative experiences; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747764229     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J081v19n03_11     Document Type: Article

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