Public open spaces planning for the elderly: The case of dense urban renewal districts in Hong Kong

Land Use Policy

Volumn 59, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-11

  Yung, Esther H K ^a   Conejos, Sheila ^b   Chan, Edwin H W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dense living; Elderly preferences; Hong Kong; Planning; Public open space; Zoning

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; LAND USE PLANNING; OPEN SPACE; PUBLIC SPACE; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN RENEWAL;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84983548666     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.08.022     Document Type: Article

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