Evaluating restoration in urban green spaces: Does setting type make a difference?

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 127, Issue , 2014, Pages 173-181

  Van den Berg, Agnes E ^a,b   Jorgensen, Anna ^c   Wilson, Edward R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d Silviculture Research International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nature; Perceived naturalness; Recovery from stress; Restorative environments; Sheffield; Wild woods

Indexed keywords

RECOVERY; URBAN PLANNING;

COGNITIVE RESOURCES; NATURAL CONDITIONS; NATURE; PERCEIVED NATURALNESS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; RESTORATIVE ENVIRONMENT; SHEFFIELD; SUBSTANTIAL VARIATIONS;

RESTORATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GREENSPACE; PARK DESIGN; PERCEPTION; URBAN AREA; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN PLANNING; WOODLAND;

ENGLAND; SHEFFIELD [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84901239777     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2014.04.012     Document Type: Article

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