Establishing performance indicators from the user perspective as tools to evaluate the safety aspects of urban parks in Kuala Lumpur

Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-207

  Maruthaveeran, Sreetheran ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Crime; Environmental psychology; Garden nation; Green space; Safe city

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957301183     PISSN: 01287702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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