Progress in Geography, Volume. 39, Issue 8, 1270(2020)

Impacts of urban built environments on residents’ subjective well-being: An analysis based on 15-minute walking distance

Ye LIU1,2, Tong XIAO1,2, Yuqi LIU3、*, Yingzhi QIU4, Yi LIU5, and Zhigang LI6,7
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
  • 2Guangdong Key Laboratory for Urbanization and Geo-simulation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
  • 3Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
  • 4College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 5AnhuiUrban Construction Design Institute Corp. Ltd, Hefei 230051, China
  • 6School of Urban Design, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
  • 7Hubei Habitat Environment Research Center of Engineering and Technology, Wuhan 430072, China
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    Ye LIU, Tong XIAO, Yuqi LIU, Yingzhi QIU, Yi LIU, Zhigang LI. Impacts of urban built environments on residents’ subjective well-being: An analysis based on 15-minute walking distance[J]. Progress in Geography, 2020, 39(8): 1270

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    Received: Jul. 2, 2019

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    Published Online: Jan. 28, 2021

    The Author Email: LIU Yuqi (yuqiliu6@hku.hk)

    DOI:10.18306/dlkxjz.2020.08.003

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