Escaping to and being active in neighbourhood parks: Park use in a post-disaster setting

Disasters

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 383-403

  Rung, Ariane L ^a   Broyles, Stephanie T ^b   Mowen, Andrew J ^c   Gustat, Jeanette ^d   Sothern, Melinda S ^a  

^a Department of Pathology   (United States)

^b PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flood; Parks; Physical activity; Psychological restoration; Social activity

Indexed keywords

COPING STRATEGY; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FLOODING; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; NEIGHBORHOOD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISASTER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HURRICANE; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SANITATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; CYCLONIC STORMS; DISASTERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ORLEANS; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79951639119     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: 14677717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2010.01217.x     Document Type: Article

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