Nuances of neighbourhood: Children's perceptions of the space between home and school in Auckland, New Zealand

Geoforum

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 614-627

  Mitchell, Hannah ^a   Kearns, Robin A ^a   Collins, Damian C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Auckland; Children; Mobility; Neighbourhoods; Pedestrians; Photovoice

Indexed keywords

CHILD; GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHT; LOCATION DECISION; NEIGHBORHOOD; PEDESTRIAN; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC SPACE; SENSE OF PLACE; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

AUCKLAND; AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 34248587002     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2006.11.012     Document Type: Article

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