Livable streets: The effects of physical problems on the quality and livability of Kuala Lumpur streets

Cities

Volumn 43, Issue , 2015, Pages 104-114

  Mahmoudi, Mohadeseh ^a   Ahmad, Faizah ^a   Abbasi, Bushra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Kuala Lumpur streetscape; Livability; Physical attributes; Physical problems

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC SPACE; ROAD; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; URBAN AREA;

KUALA LUMPUR [KUALA LUMPUR (ADS)]; KUALA LUMPUR [WEST MALAYSIA]; MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 84917690525     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2014.11.016     Document Type: Article

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