Building cities for young people: Why we should design cities with preteens and young teens in mind

Journal of Urban Design

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 325-334

  Weston, Lisa M ^a  

^a Alliance Transportation Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; PERCEPTION; URBAN AREA; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN PLANNING; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 77954255616     PISSN: 13574809     EISSN: 14699664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2010.487809     Document Type: Article

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