Determination of the perceived quality of urban life in new and traditional housing textures

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2415-2421

  Öztürk, Sevgi ^a   Bozdoʇan, Elif ^b  

^a KASTAMONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Kastamonu; Perceived quality of life; Subjective indicators

Indexed keywords

GREENSPACE; PARKING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; TRANSPORTATION; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING;

KASTAMONU [KASTAMONU (PRV)]; KASTAMONU [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 84928153927     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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