Parks for an Aging Population: Needs and Preferences of Low-Income Seniors in Los Angeles

Journal of the American Planning Association

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 236-251

  Loukaitou Sideris, Anastasia ^a   Levy Storms, Lené ^a   Chen, Lin ^b   Brozen, Madeline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

park design; parks; seniors

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; GREENSPACE; LOW INCOME POPULATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; PARK DESIGN; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84963499884     PISSN: 01944363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2016.1163238     Document Type: Article

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