Soundscape-based forest planning for recreational and therapeutic activities

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 131-139

  Yamada, Yozo ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acoustic property; Forest recreation; Land use diversity index (LUDI); Layout of walking route; Sound diversity; Sound weight

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTY; AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; GIS; LAND USE PLANNING; ROUTING; VEGETATION MAPPING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33748289459     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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