Does the visibility of greenery increase perceived safety in urban areas? Evidence from the place pulse 1.0 dataset

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1166-1183

  Li, Xiaojiang ^a   Zhang, Chuanrong ^a   Li, Weidong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Google Street View (GSV); Green vegetation; Land use; Perceived safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948988330     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22209964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijgi4031166     Document Type: Article

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