The role of greenery for physical activity play at school grounds

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 103-113

  Mårtensson, Fredrika ^a   Jansson, Märit ^a   Johansson, Maria ^b   Raustorp, Anders ^c,d   Kylin, Maria ^a   Boldemann, Cecilia ^e  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children's play; Health promotion; Landscape design; Physical activity; Schoolyard; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; GREENSPACE; HEALTH SURVEY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 84896736825     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2013.10.003     Document Type: Article

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