Identifying Features of Pocket Parks that May Be Related to Health Promoting Use

Landscape Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 79-94

  Peschardt, Karin K ^a   Stigsdotter, Ulrika K ^a   Schipperrijn, Jasper ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

EARPS; green space; greenness; health landscape; noise level; rest and restitution; socialising

Indexed keywords

GREENSPACE; LANDSCAPE; NOISE; PUBLIC HEALTH; URBAN AREA;

COPENHAGEN [(CTY) HOVEDSTADEN]; DENMARK; HOVEDSTADEN;

EID: 84952299045     PISSN: 01426397     EISSN: 14699710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2014.894006     Document Type: Article

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