From the inside out to the outside in: Exploring the role of parks and protected areas as providers of human health and well-being

Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism

Volumn 10, Issue , 2015, Pages 70-77

  Romagosa, Francesc ^a   Eagles, Paul F J ^b   Lemieux, Christopher J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Human health; Management; Natural environment; Parks; Protected areas; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940721572     PISSN: 22130780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jort.2015.06.009     Document Type: Article

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