Preferences of older people for environmental attributes of local parks: The use of choice-based conjoint analysis

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Volumn 26, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 433-453

  Alves, Susana ^a   Aspinall, Peter A ^a   Ward Thompson, Catharine ^a   Sugiyama, Takemi ^a   Brice, Roger ^a   Vickers, Adrian ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly people; Leisure activities; Open spaces; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 51349148050     PISSN: 02632772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02632770810895705     Document Type: Article

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