Determination of user profile at city parks: A sample from Turkey

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2325-2332

  Yilmaz, Sevgi ^a   Zengin, Murat ^a   Yildiz, Nalan Demircioglu ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Open green area; Parks; Questionnaire; Recreation area; Urban parks; User survey

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RECREATION CENTERS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

RECREATION AREA; URBAN PARKS; USER PROFILE; USER SURVEY;

PARKS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; PARKS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RECREATION CENTERS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

GARDEN CITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ERZINCAN [TURKEY]; ERZURUM [TURKEY]; EURASIA; KARS; TURKEY;

EID: 33847018381     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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