Effect of Scale on the Links between Walking and Urban Design

Geographical Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-191

  Learnihan, V ^a,b   Van Niel, K P ^a   Giles Corti, B ^a   Knuiman, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Design4Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Built environment; Cities; Perth; Physical activity; Urban design; Walking

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; NEIGHBORHOOD; PEDESTRIAN; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN DESIGN; WALKING;

AUSTRALIA; PERTH [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79955521869     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2011.00689.x     Document Type: Article

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