Relationships between street characteristics and perceived attractiveness for walking reported by elderly people

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 353-361

  Borst, Hieronymus C ^a   Miedema, Henk M E ^a   de Vries, Sanne I ^a   Graham, Jamie M A ^a   van Dongen, Jef E F ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elderly people; Pedestrians; Perceived attractiveness; Physical environment; Walking

Indexed keywords

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EID: 55949132579     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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