Children's active travel, local activity spaces and wellbeing: A case study in Perth, WA

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Children's active travel, local activity spaces and wellbeing: A case study in Perth, WA

Children's neighborhood spaces have the potential to enhance their wellbeing by affording active and independent travel. Drawing on a case study of 49 children aged between 9 and 13, living in a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, this study adopts a capability approach to understand how childr...

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Main Authors:	Babb, C., Olaru, D., Curtis, Carey, Robertson, D.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2016
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54704

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