'To brighten the aspect of our streets and increase the health and enjoyment of our city': The National Health Society and urban green space in late-nineteenth century London

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 118, Issue , 2013, Pages 112-119

  Hickman, Clare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health; National Health Society; Parks; Temperance; Victorian period

Indexed keywords

PARKING; URBAN PLANNING;

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; INTER-RELATIONSHIPS; MEDICAL PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS; NATIONAL HEALTH SOCIETY; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; TEMPERANCE; VICTORIAN PERIOD;

HEALTH;

ANNUAL REVIEW; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GREENSPACE; HEALTH CARE; NINETEENTH CENTURY; PUBLIC HEALTH; URBAN AREA;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84882866103     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2012.09.007     Document Type: Article

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