Identifying Effective Behavior Change Techniques in Built Environment Interventions to Increase Use of Green Space: A Systematic Review

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 28-55

  Roberts, Hannah ^a   McEachan, Rosemary ^b   Margary, Tamsin ^a   Conner, Mark ^a   Kellar, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b BRADFORD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

behavior change; environmental interventions; green space; health promotion; systematic review

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GREENSPACE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPACE USE;

EID: 85035790712     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916516681391     Document Type: Article

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