Users' perception of Kowloon Park, Hong Kong: Visiting patterns and scenic aspects

Chinese Geographical Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-275

  Wong, Koon Kwai ^a   Domroes, Manfred ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Urban park; Urban park management; User perception; Visiting pattern

Indexed keywords

GREENSPACE; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; KOWLOON;

EID: 5644299225     PISSN: 10020063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11769-003-0058-8     Document Type: Article

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