Development of a scale of perceived environmental annoyances in urban settings

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-68

  Robin, Monique ^a   Matheau Police, Annie ^a   Couty, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Assessment; Quality of life; Urban stress; Urban stressors

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947149141     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2006.09.005     Document Type: Article

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