A qualitative gis approach to mapping urban neighborhoods with children to promote physical activity and child-friendly community planning

Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 129-147

  Wridt, Pamela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GIS; MAPPING METHOD; NEIGHBORHOOD; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RISK PERCEPTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; URBAN PLANNING;

COLORADO; DENVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75949128113     PISSN: 02658135     EISSN: 14723417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/b35002     Document Type: Article

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