Effects of greening and community reuse of vacant lots on crime

Urban Studies

Volumn 53, Issue 15, 2016, Pages 3279-3295

  Kondo, Michelle ^a   Hohl, Bernadette ^b   Han, SeungHoon ^c   Branas, Charles ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

community gardens; crime; difference in differences; greening; urban health

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; CRIME; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; GARDEN CITY; GREEN ECONOMY; GREENSPACE; LAND USE; SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

OHIO; UNITED STATES; YOUNGSTOWN;

EID: 84991574379     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098015608058     Document Type: Article

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