Analysis of user's characteristics of three different playgrounds in districts with different socio-economical conditions

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3455-3460

  Yilmaz, Sevgi ^a   Bulut, Zohre ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Play; Playgrounds; Questionnaires; User surveys

Indexed keywords

EARNINGS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MANAGEMENT; PLANNING; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

PLAYGROUNDS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

RECREATION CENTERS;

EARNINGS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MANAGEMENT; PLANNING; RECREATION CENTERS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

AGE; CORRELATION; GENDER; INCOME; PLAY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ERZURUM [TURKEY]; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 34249933234     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.02.008     Document Type: Article

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