Measuring the unmeasurable: Urban design qualities related to walkability

Journal of Urban Design

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-84

  Ewing, Reid ^a   Handy, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; STREET CANYON; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN PLANNING;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57049093393     PISSN: 13574809     EISSN: 14699664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13574800802451155     Document Type: Article

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