Recreational activities in urban parks: Spatial interactions among users

Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism

Volumn 15, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-9

  Santos, T ^a   Nogueira Mendes, R ^a   Vasco, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Mountain biking; Recreational activities; Running; Urban parks; Voluntary geographic information

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978933825     PISSN: 22130780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jort.2016.06.001     Document Type: Article

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