Neighbourhood amenities and health: Examining the significance of a local park

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-8

  Plane, Jocelyn ^a   Klodawsky, Fran ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Green space; Marginalized women; Neighbourhood park; Ontario; Ottawa; Sense of belonging; Supportive housing; Therapeutic spaces

Indexed keywords

GREENSPACE; HEALTH STATUS; MARGINALIZATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; PUBLIC SPACE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INCLUSION; URBAN HOUSING; WOMENS STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO LIFE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEIGHBORHOOD; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PLACE PREFERENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WELLBEING;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; OTTAWA;

GREEN SPACE; MARGINALIZED WOMEN; NEIGHBOURHOOD PARK; ONTARIO; OTTAWA; SENSE OF BELONGING; SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; THERAPEUTIC SPACES;

ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; ONTARIO; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84890359283     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.10.008     Document Type: Article

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