Increasing stair climbing in a train station: The effects of contextual variables and visibility

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 300-303

  Eves, Frank F ^a   Olander, Ellinor K ^a   Nicoll, Gayle ^b   Puig Ribera, Anna ^c   Griffin, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIC CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF CATALONIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Interventions; Isovist; Lifestyle physical activity; Stair climbing; Visibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349178121     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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