Aesthetic aspects of walking and cycling

Built Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 487-503

  Timms, Paul ^a   Tight, Miles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; CYCLE TRANSPORT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ESTHETICS; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; WALKING;

EID: 78650210766     PISSN: 02637960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2148/benv.36.4.487     Document Type: Article

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