Long term effects of an intervention in the outdoor environment-a comparison of older people's perception in two residential areas, in one of which accessibility improvements were introduced

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 90-97

  Hallgrimsdottir, Berglind ^a   Svensson, Helena ^a   Ståhl, Agneta ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Environmental barriers; Neighbourhood perception; Usability; Walking frequency

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ELDERLY POPULATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; OUTDOOR RECREATION; PERCEPTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WALKING;

EID: 84919905697     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.11.006     Document Type: Article

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