Green streetscape and walking: Exploring active mobility patterns in dense and compact cities

Journal of Transport and Health

Volumn 12, Issue , 2019, Pages 50-59

  Vich, Guillem ^a   Marquet, Oriol ^c   Miralles Guasch, Carme ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85057877141     PISSN: 22141405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2018.11.003     Document Type: Article

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