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Access to Nature for Older Adults: Promoting Health Through Landscape Design
Access to Nature for Older Adults: Promoting Health Through Landscape Design
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Physical Activity
Amount of time the elderly spend outdoors is influenced by landscape design features.
Access to Nature
American Society of Landscaspe Arthitects 2010 ASLA Profeessional Awards
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Quality of the outdoor environment such as safe paving, good seating and strong indoor-outdoor connections contribute to the amount of times elderly residents at assisted living facilities spend outdoors.