The effect of trees on crime in Portland, Oregon

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-30

  Donovan, Geoffrey H ^a   Prestemon, Jeffrey P ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

crime; Oregon; Portland; trees; urban forestry

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; CRIME; HUMAN RIGHTS; TREE; URBAN FORESTRY;

OREGON; PORTLAND [OREGON]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855163925     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916510383238     Document Type: Article

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