Quality over quantity: Contribution of urban green space to neighborhood satisfaction

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2017, Pages

  Zhang, Yang ^a   Van den Berg, Agnes E ^a   Van Dijk, Terry ^a   Weitkamp, Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Green space availability; Happiness; Health; Neighborhood satisfaction; Quality of life; Urban green spaces

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; GREENSPACE; HEALTH STATUS; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; URBAN AREA;

FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; NETHERLANDS; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENT; SATISFACTION; WELLBEING; ADULT; CITY; DEMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATIONAL PARK; SELF REPORT;

NETHERLANDS;

ADULT; CITIES; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85019955005     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14050535     Document Type: Article

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