Exploring the link between neighborhood environment and mental wellbeing: A case study in Beijing, China

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 164, Issue , 2017, Pages 71-80

  Dong, Hongwei ^a   Qin, Bo ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing; Mental wellbeing; Neighborhood environment; Social capital

Indexed keywords

HOUSING; LAND USE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BEIJING; DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP; NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS; NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT; RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS; SOCIAL CAPITALS; WELLBEING;

HEALTH;

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; EXPLORATION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; LIFE SATISFACTION; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

BEIJING [BEIJING (ADS)]; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 85018471001     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.04.005     Document Type: Article

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