On the Fence: Dog Parks in the (Un)Leashing of Community and Social Capital

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 217-234

  Graham, Taryn M ^a   Glover, Troy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

identity; outdoor recreation; place meaning; urban planning

Indexed keywords

CANID; FUTURE PROSPECT; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; OUTDOOR RECREATION; PARK MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC SPACE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84900532575     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2014.888020     Document Type: Article

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