Associations between use, activities and characteristics of the outdoor environment at workplaces

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-168

  Lottrup, Lene ^a   Stigsdotter, Ulrika K ^a   Meilby, Henrik ^a   Corazon, Sus Sola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Case study; Health; Job satisfaction; Office worker; Perceived Sensory Dimensions (PSD); Work performance

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEALTH IMPACT; HUMAN RESOURCE; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; WORKPLACE;

DENMARK;

EID: 84859483963     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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