Implications of adolescents' perceptions and values for planning and design

Journal of Planning Education and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-85

  Passon, Camille ^a,c   Levi, Daniel ^b   del Rio, Vicente ^a,d  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Polytechnic State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Community participation; Environmental values; Urban design; Youth's perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 49849092674     PISSN: 0739456X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X08319236     Document Type: Article

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