An evaluation of green areas from the point of user satisfaction in Ankara, Turkey: Gap analyses method

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1036-1042

  Muderrisoglu, Haldun ^a   Oǧuz, Dicle ^b   Şensoy, Nihan ^a  

^a DUZCE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ankara; Gap analyses; Green areas; Recreation; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953351814     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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