Where do children choose to play on the school ground? The influence of green design

Education 3-13

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-189

  Lucas, Adam J ^a   Dyment, Janet E ^b  

^a Outdoor educator teacher   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Green; Natural elements; School ground design

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958161128     PISSN: 03004279     EISSN: 14757575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004270903130812     Document Type: Article

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