Understanding the pursuit of happiness in ten major cities

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 861-888

  Leyden, Kevin M ^a   Goldberg, Abraham ^c   Michelbach, Philip ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE   (United States)

Author keywords

built environment; happiness; public sphere; social connections; urban design

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; PUBLIC SPACE; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; URBAN AREA; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN POLICY; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EID: 80053607233     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087411403120     Document Type: Article

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