Healthy built environments supporting everyday occupations: Current thinking in urban planning

Journal of Occupational Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 25-41

  Thompson, Susan ^a   Kent, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Everyday occupations; Health and well being; Supportive environments; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897057719     PISSN: 14427591     EISSN: 21581576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14427591.2013.867562     Document Type: Article

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