Exploring parental concerns about children's interactions in gated communities: A case study in Istanbul

Children's Geographies

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 425-437

  Tezel, E ^a  

^a BAHCESEHIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Gated communities; Parental concerns; Play; Security

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054042635     PISSN: 14733285     EISSN: 14733277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2011.590706     Document Type: Article

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