Using GIS analysis to assess urban green space in terms of accessibility: Case study in Kutahya

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 420-424

  Cetin, Mehmet ^a  

^a KASTAMONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

GIS analysis; green spaces; Kutahya

Indexed keywords

ESTHETICS; GIS; GREENSPACE; NEIGHBORHOOD; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

KUTAHYA [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 84941937897     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2015.1061066     Document Type: Article

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