Watch this space! Designing for children's play in public open spaces

Geography Compass

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 495-512

  Woolley, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 52749089916     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2008.00077.x     Document Type: Article

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