Urban greenways, trail characteristics and trail use: Implications for design

Journal of Urban Design

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-79

  Lindsey, Greg ^a   Wilson, Jeff ^b   Yang, Jihui Anne ^a   Alexa, Christopher ^b  

^a School of Public and Environmental Affairs   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; LIDAR; PEDESTRIAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN PLANNING;

INDIANA; INDIANAPOLIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39049098658     PISSN: 13574809     EISSN: 14699664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13574800701804033     Document Type: Article

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