Influence of socio-demographics and residential environment on leisure activity participation

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 306-324

  Kemperman, Astrid D A M ^a   Timmermans, Harry J P ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Leisure activities; Residential environment; Segmentation; Sociodemographics

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; GREENSPACE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

BENELUX; EINDHOVEN; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; NORTH BRABANT; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 47649102837     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400802165099     Document Type: Article

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