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Psychosocial Outcomes as Motivations for Visiting Nearby Urban Green Spaces

Robert Home SocioEconomics Group, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, Frick, Switzerland
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Marcel Hunziker Social Sciences in Landscape Research Group, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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Nicole Bauer Social Sciences in Landscape Research Group, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Pages 350-365 | Received 13 Oct 2009, Accepted 08 Feb 2012, Published online: 21 Jun 2012

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