Old People in Urban Parks: An Exploratory Investigation

Godbey, Geoffrey; Blazey, Michael A.

doi:10.1080/00222216.1983.11969558

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“…This result can be explained by women's fear of assault because of their physical weaknesses that may cause a lower sense of safety in case of an attack. When age factor is considered, in contrast to findings of many other studies (Ferraro and La Grange, 1987;Godbey and Blazey, 1983;Ortega and Myles, 1987), this study shows similarity with Mc Coy et al 's findings (1996) that demonstrated age is an important factor to enhance perceived safety. However, this finding should be interpreted with limitations of this research.…”

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confidence: 57%

“…In this study, female respondents who feel unsafe, reported more avoidance behavior than males. When age factor is considered, elderly people have been found more fearful of crime than young people and have avoided to use the parks where crime is perceived as a problem, although the risk of victimization for them is low (Ferraro and La Grange, 1987;Godbey and Blazey, 1983;Ortega and Myles, 1987). This result can be explained by physical inefficiencies of the elderly.…”

Section: Demographic Factors Associated With Perceived Safetymentioning

confidence: 76%

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Analysis Of Perceived Safety In Urban Parks: A Field Study In Büyükpark And Hasanağa Park

Doğrusoy

Zengel

2017

METU JFA

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(1986)(1987)(1988)(1989)(1990). She earned her Msc and Ph.D degrees in architecture from Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences in Dokuz Eylül University in 1993 and 1998 respectively. Major research interests include post-occupancy evaluations of multi-purpose buildings, public outdoor spaces, basic design and education-creativity relations, and architecture-environment relations. rengin.zengel@deu.edu.tr

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Section: Demographic Factors Associated With Perceived Safetymentioning

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Analysis Of Perceived Safety In Urban Parks: A Field Study In Büyükpark And Hasanağa Park

Doğrusoy

Zengel

2017

METU JFA

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“…Leisure researchers used descriptive techniques, reflecting an applied concern about what prohibits older persons from leisure participation in community and institutional environments. Most of the work led to lists of items that diminish leisure involvement and/or shrink older persons' leisure repertoires (Buchanan & Allen, 1985;Godbey & Blazey, 1983;McGuire, 1984McGuire, , 1985Mobily et al, 1984;O'Sullivan, 1986). As summarized in Buchanan and Allen (1985, p. 42), those barriers include lack of time, perceived poor health, fear of crime, lack of competence, lack of knowledge, lack of companions, and cost.…”

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Selected Social Gerontology Theories and Older Adult Leisure Involvement: A Review of the Literature

Howe¹

1987

J Appl Gerontol

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Selected studies conducted by leisure researchers about the leisure involvement of older adults are reviewed and implications are drawn for readers concerned with aging and leisure. To set the tone, the activity and disengagement theories of aging are discussed within the overall conceptual framework ofrole theory. The range of contributions found in recent leisure literature related to aging and activity involvement, from testimonials to atheoretical works to empirical studies, is then discussed. Shortcomings of the state of the art lead to the consideration of continuity theory as a fruitful avenue for leisure research within the role theory framework. Finally, some implications for further research and professional practice are highlighted.Leisure researchers are interested in the leisure involvement of older adults for a number of reasons. Early leisure research emphasized human growth, development, and adjustment by focusing on children's play. With the maturing of the leisure field, the more recent focus is on such constructs for older adults. Second, changing demographics indicate an increase in the number and percentage of older adults in the population of North America. Knowing more about older people is useful to recreators as human service professionals. Third, leisure researchers have developed an interest in understanding changes in

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“…The latter position views humans as permanently detached from Nature, and bringing the natural elements closer is a distant reminder of what humans once were like; more attuned to natural instincts and elements, less stressed or rushed. It is the latter position that is particularly favored in tourism accounts and analysis of urban parks experiences (e.g., Godbey & Blazey, 1983;Pane, Mowen, & Orsega-Smith, 2002).…”

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confidence: 98%

The Nature of Tourism Studies

Reis¹,

Shelton²

2011

Tourism Analysis

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Nature-based tourism activities are highly modulated by how Nature has been constructed in modern Western societies. The way we have come to perceive what is "other-than-human" impacts on how we engage with, and experience, a location, a place, or a tourism space that is based on/around the natural world. This review discusses how this construct has been formulated by different social scientists and philosophers, and how these constructions impact on nature-based tourism experiences in contemporary societies. In this review article, Reis and Shelton argue that in order to advance and refine our understandings of nature-based tourism practices, tourism scholars need to acknowledge, or, better, explore, how the different meanings attached to "nature," or the different "natures" constructed by societies, intervene and sometimes dictate tourism practices and experiences. Likewise, practices and experiences in tourism management/development provide an everchanging context of human-nature relationships that highlight the worldmaking agency of tourism. Here, Reis and Shelton conclude by inviting scholars in Tourism Studies/Tourism Sciences to incorporate notions of embodiment, interagentivity, and indigenous perspectives, among others, into their discussions and analysis of nature-based tourism. (Review Editor's abstract)

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Old People in Urban Parks: An Exploratory Investigation

Cited by 46 publications

References 12 publications

Analysis Of Perceived Safety In Urban Parks: A Field Study In Büyükpark And Hasanağa Park

Analysis Of Perceived Safety In Urban Parks: A Field Study In Büyükpark And Hasanağa Park

Selected Social Gerontology Theories and Older Adult Leisure Involvement: A Review of the Literature

The Nature of Tourism Studies

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