Walking to school: Community design and child and parent barriers

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-51

  Napier, Melissa A ^a   Brown, Barbara B ^a   Werner, Carol M ^a   Gallimore, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Community design; Environmental; LEED ND pilot; New urbanism; Perceived barriers; Perceptions; Physical activity; Walk to school; Walkability; Walking

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951575843     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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