Perceptions of Urban Parks as Havens and Contested Terrains by Mexican-Americans in Chicago Neighborhoods

Stodolska, Monika; Shinew, Kimberly J.; Acevedo, Juan Carlos; Izenstark, Dina

doi:10.1080/01490400.2011.550220

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“…3 Parks appear to play a critical role in facilitating physical activity in minority communities. [4][5][6] Some research, however, suggests that parks in minority communities can be locations of crime, conflict, and discrimination, and have poorly maintained facilities 7 and are therefore often less attractive and appealing for physical activity. 8 Overall, limited research has been conducted with diverse, population-based samples to examine racial-ethnic variation in use of parks for physical activity.…”

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“…For example, studies have found that Latinos often perceive environmental, social, psychological, and cultural benefits of parks, in addition to being venues for physical activity and sports. 7,13 Understanding how different groups tend to use parks can help inform programming that aims to encourage park use and physical activity in diverse urban settings.…”

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Racial-Ethnic Variation in Park Use and Physical Activity in the City of Los Angeles

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Racial-ethnic disparities in physical activity present important challenges to population health. Public parks provide access to free or low-cost physical activity opportunities, but it is unclear to what extent parks are utilized by various race-ethnic groups in diverse urban settings. Here, we examine racial ethnic differences in park use and physical activity among adult residents (n = 7506) living within 1 mi of 50 parks in the city of Los Angeles. In multivariate analyses, we find few differences among race-ethnic groups in terms of their frequency of having visited the park in the past 7 days; however, we find numerous differences in how the groups used the park and in their levels of physical activity: Blacks and English-speaking Latinos were less likely than whites to report being physically active, exercising in the park, and exercising outside the park; Spanish-speaking Latinos were equally likely as whites to report exercising in park but less likely to report exercising outside the park and more likely to report using the parks for social interactions; Asians/Pacific Islanders (PI)/others were more likely than whites to report visiting the park in the past 7 days and using the parks for social interactions. Urban parks appear to be an important resource for physical activity and socialization, in particular among Spanish-speaking Latino and Asians/PI groups. Additional efforts may be needed for other racial-ethnic minorities to experience the same benefits.

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Racial-Ethnic Variation in Park Use and Physical Activity in the City of Los Angeles

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“…Scholars have generally attributed park (non)use, to socio-cultural (e.g., poverty, cultural preferences) and socio-spatial determinants (e.g., travel distance, park features). One reason is that a given park space may be perceived as unsafe or "belonging" to another group in the community (Brownlow, 2006;Burgess, 1996;Gobster, 1998;Stodolska, Shinew, Acevedo, & Izenstark, 2011). Byrne's (2012) work involving focus groups with low-income Latinos in Los Angeles illustrates how ethno-racial formations, histories of segregated park systems, and land-use regulation can circumscribe park access and use.…”

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Urban green space, public health, and environmental justice: The challenge of making cities ‘just green enough’

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Newell

2014

Landscape and Urban Planning

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“…Titel... Condition Arnberger & Eder, 2015;Bedimo-Rung et al, 2005, p. 164;Gidlow et al, 2012;Giles-Corti et al, 2005;Hadavi et al, 2015;Jim & Shan, 2013;Halil Ozguner, 2011;H. Ozguner & Kendle, 2006;Stodolska et al, 2011; Quality and attractiveness Bixler & Floyd, 1997;Bjerke et al, 2006;Giles-Corti et al, 2005;Paul H Gobster & Westphal, 2004;Ode et al, 2009;Ode Sang et al, 2016, p. 268 …”

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Perceptions and Preferences of Urban Greenspaces: A Literature Review and Framework for Policy and Practice

Farahani

2018

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The ever-increasing process of urbanisation across the globe has major implications for the environment, biodiversity and health and wellbeing of urbanites. Urban greenspaces are considered a promising planning tool in tackling some of the problems associated with urbanisation such as pollution and urban heat island effects. It is, therefore, important to understand what encourages the extent to which urban dwellers interact with or use greenspaces. Perceptions and preferences are different ways of exploring how users interact with greenspace, but they are traditionally considered separately in extant research. The aim of this literature review is to synthesise the existing evidence for both perceptions of and preferences for greenspaces, highlighting crossovers and synergies between these two approaches. Drawing on a review of literature found in three online databases -EBSCOhost Web, Taylor and Francis Online and Elsevier -, the paper proposes a framework for understanding perceptions of and preferences for greenspaces which can assist policy makers and planners to develop and design greenspaces with higher efficiency and use or improve existing ones, ultimately improving the liveability of urban environments.

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Perceptions of Urban Parks as Havens and Contested Terrains by Mexican-Americans in Chicago Neighborhoods

Cited by 78 publications

References 54 publications

Racial-Ethnic Variation in Park Use and Physical Activity in the City of Los Angeles

Racial-Ethnic Variation in Park Use and Physical Activity in the City of Los Angeles

Urban green space, public health, and environmental justice: The challenge of making cities ‘just green enough’

Perceptions and Preferences of Urban Greenspaces: A Literature Review and Framework for Policy and Practice

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