The impact of urban design features and qualities on walkability and health in under-construction environments: The case of Hashtgerd New Town in Iran

Cities

Volumn 31, Issue , 2013, Pages 17-28

  Bahrainy, Hossein ^a   Khosravi, Hossein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Spatial formal features and quality; Under construction environments; Urban design; Walkability

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; COMPLEXITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GENDER RELATIONS; HEALTH CARE; NEIGHBORHOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY; URBAN DESIGN; WALKING;

ALBORZ; HASHTGERD; IRAN;

EID: 84875225095     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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