Urban park visiting habits and leisure activities of residents in Hong Kong, China

Managing Leisure

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-140

  Wong, Koon Kwai ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong kong; Leisure activities; Park visiting habits; Perceptions; Planning implications

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009571040     PISSN: 13606719     EISSN: 1466450X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13606710902752653     Document Type: Article

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