Effects of overflights on the national park experience

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue , 2013, Pages 30-39

  Mace, Britton L ^a   Corser, Grant C ^a   Zitting, Levi ^a   Denison, Jake ^a  

^a SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft overflights; National park; Nature; Noise; Soundscape

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877804253     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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