Understanding Urban Public Space in a Leisure Context

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 190-197

  Johnson, Amanda J ^a   Glover, Troy D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

access; built environment; club space; common space; ownership; private public space

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; LANDOWNERSHIP; PUBLIC SPACE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN SOCIETY;

EID: 84875943626     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2013.761922     Document Type: Article

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