Perceived personal safety in relation to urban woodland vegetation - A review

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 127-133

  Jansson, Märit ^a   Fors, Hanna ^a   Lindgren, Therese ^b   Wiström, Björn ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Municipality of Nynäshamn ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fear; Fear of crime; Landscape design; Landscape planning; Vegetation development

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; LANDSCAPE; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; LITERATURE REVIEW; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WOODLAND;

EID: 84876698365     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2013.01.005     Document Type: Review

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