Perceiving the Livable City: Cross-Cultural Lessons on Virtual and Field Experiences of Urban Environments

Journal of the American Planning Association

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 2018, Pages 250-262

  Ruggeri, Deni ^a   Harvey, Chester ^b   Bosselmann, Peter ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cross culturalism; livability; perceptions; urban design; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; PERCEPTION; RESEARCH; URBAN AREA; URBAN DESIGN; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CALIFORNIA; NORWAY; OSLO [NORWAY]; SAN FRANCISCO [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85060808124     PISSN: 01944363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2018.1524717     Document Type: Article

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