Preventive applications of the therapeutic landscapes concept in Urban residential settings: A quantitative application

Therapeutic Landscapes

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 111-132

  Braubach, Matthias ^a  

^a Housing and Health WHO European Centre for Environment and Health   (Germany)

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EID: 85077279416     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315551166-8     Document Type: Chapter

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