Walking, hiking and running in parks: A multidisciplinary assessment of health and well-being benefits

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-103

  Wolf, Isabelle D ^a,b   Wohlfart, Teresa ^a  

^a NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

GPS tracking; Health; National parks; Physical activity; Public green space; Walking

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; SPORTS; SURVEYS;

GPS TRACKING; GREEN SPACES; NATIONAL PARKS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; WALKING;

HEALTH;

GREENSPACE; LANDSCAPE; NATIONAL PARK; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; URBAN PLANNING; WALKING; ASSESSMENT METHOD; GPS; INFRASTRUCTURE; VELOCITY; WELFARE REFORM;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84906094920     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2014.06.006     Document Type: Article

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