Place-making, settlement and well-being: The therapeutic landscapes of recently arrived youth with refugee backgrounds

Health and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 116-131

  Sampson, Robyn ^a   Gifford, Sandra M ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Refugees; Settlement; Therapeutic Landscapes; Well being; Youth

Indexed keywords

HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LANDSCAPE; REFUGEE; RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONFLICT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALING; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; PEER GROUP; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; RECREATION; REFUGEE; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VIOLENCE; WELLBEING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 70449530729     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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