Measuring the quality of public open space using google earth

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-112

  Taylor, Bronwen T ^a,b   Fernando, Peter ^b   Bauman, Adrian E ^a   Williamson, Anna ^c   Craig, Jonathan C ^a   Redman, Sally ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SAX INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERNET; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; REMOTE SENSING; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 78651469395     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.10.024     Document Type: Article

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