Influences of personal, social, and environmental factors on workday use frequency of the nearby outdoor recreation areas by working people

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 420-440

  Degenhardt, Barbara ^a   Frick, Jacqueline ^a   Buchecker, Matthias ^a   Gutscher, Heinz ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Barrier; Facilitator; Nearby outdoor recreation; Recovery; Resources; Urban planning; Work stress

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; OUTDOOR RECREATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBAN PLANNING; WORKING CONDITIONS;

SWITZERLAND;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 80053288421     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2011.606780     Document Type: Article

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