Assessing urban recreational open spaces for the elderly: A case of three Indian cities

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 35, Issue , 2018, Pages 115-128

  Subramanian, Divya ^a   Jana, Arnab ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Age appropriateness; Attractiveness; Elderly; Recreational open spaces; Universal design

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AGE STRUCTURE; DESIGN; ELDERLY POPULATION; GREENSPACE; KNOWLEDGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SERVICE PROVISION;

BENGALURU; CHENNAI; INDIA; KARNATAKA; MAHARASHTRA; MUMBAI; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 85052444478     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2018.08.015     Document Type: Article

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