The challenge of enhancing accessibility to recreational landscapes

Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 145-154

  Koppen, Gro ^a   Tveit, Mari Sundli ^a   Sang, Åsa Ode ^b   Dramstad, Wenche ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

accessibility; landscape perception; outdoor recreation; planning tools; promoting physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; GREENSPACE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLANNING METHOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 84898604429     PISSN: 00291951     EISSN: 15025292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00291951.2014.904399     Document Type: Article

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