Where to put your best foot forward: Psycho-physiological responses to walking in natural and urban environments

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2016, Pages 22-29

  Gidlow, Christopher J ^a   Jones, Marc V ^a   Hurst, Gemma ^a   Masterson, Daniel ^a   Clark Carter, David ^a   Tarvainen, Mika P ^b   Smith, Graham ^a   Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark ^c  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Environment; Nature; Stress; Walking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949870405     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2015.11.003     Document Type: Article

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