Walking routes to school in new urban and suburban neighborhoods: An environmental walkability analysis of blocks and routes

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 184-191

  Gallimore, Jonathan M ^a   Brown, Barbara B ^a,b   Werner, Carol M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental perceptions; New urbanism; Urban design; Walk to school; Walkability

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955716194     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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