Social Groups and Parks: Leisure Behavior in Time and Space

Field, Donald R.

doi:10.1080/00222216.2000.11949881

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“…Zurich, the economic centre of the German-speaking part of Switzerland, has recognized the importance of its public green spaces for an improved quality of life (Field, 2000). Its 80 parks and other green spaces together with urban forests make up 43% of the municipal area and are attractive to Zurich's young people.…”

Section: Green Spaces and Social Inclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Making friends in Zurich's urban forests and parks: The role of public green space for social inclusion of youths from different cultures

Seeland

Dübendorfer

Hansmann

2009

Forest Policy and Economics

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Section: Green Spaces and Social Inclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Making friends in Zurich's urban forests and parks: The role of public green space for social inclusion of youths from different cultures

Seeland

Dübendorfer

Hansmann

2009

Forest Policy and Economics

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“…Abstract: When a local park is designed, built, and managed there is an obligation to the various social groups who live nearby (Field, 2000). It would stand to reason that the same could be said of a larger, more rural park site, such as a national park or designated wilderness area.…”

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confidence: 99%

Proceedings of the 2003 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium

Shuart¹

2004

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The Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium seeks to foster quality information exchange between recreation, tourism, and resource managers and researchers throughout the Northeast. The forum provides opportunities for recreation and tourism research managers from different agencies, state, and government levels, as well as those in the private sector to discuss current issues, problems, and research applications in the field. Students and all those interested in continuing education in recreation and tourism management are particularly welcome. NERR 2003 STEERING COMMITTEE:Andy Abstract: This paper reports on a study of outdoor recreation preferences and behavior of 618 (non-Hispanic) White, 647 African American, and 346 Hispanic Americans in Cook County, Illinois. Respondents were contacted by a phone survey using random digit dialing and a quota for each group. Binary logistic regression models were estimated to explain the use of 19 sites in and near the Chicago Metropolitan Area and one distant site. These models are used to help explain the implications of demographic change for participation at individual recreation sites. Suggestions are made for improving subsequent modeling efforts aimed at explaining the use of recreation sites in and near Metropolitan areas.

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“…Field (2000) found that time and space are important variables that help in explaining the regularity of social behavior in parks. The study conducted by Scott (1997) indicated that there is an association between the activities of park users and the time of the day, day of the week, and season of the year.…”

Section: Background Of Park Use and User Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(2000), Scott (1997) and Gobster (2002) have done extensive studies on assessing the relationship between leisure behavior and park use. Field (2000), assessed factors that influence some of the social behaviors in parks. Scott (1997), on the other hand, tested the association between the activities of park users and the time of the day, the day of the week and season of the year.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, unlike this study, the focus was not on the Post-World War II historical overview of park planning in Canada. Also, park researchers such as Field (2000), Scott (1997) and Gobster (2002) have done extensive studies on assessing the relationship between leisure behavior and park use. However, these studies were restricted to the prediction of the urban park user patterns for various demographics.…”

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Building evidence-based research for park development and design in Canadian cities : cases from the City of Vancouver parks

Takyi¹

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Urban parks are among the few urban infrastructures that promote the social, economic and environmental well-being of city residents at the same time. Despite the importance of parks towards the development of cities, there is a major research gap within the Canadian context. The goal of this study is to examine the factors influencing the development and management of urban parks in the City of Vancouver. The research focused on three main themes namely: the evolutio n of park planning, urban park management models and park user characteristics.Methodologically, the study relied on the mixed methods approach consisting of primary and secondary sources of data. The secondary data used for this study was collected from a variety of documentary sources such as Parks Board records, City of Vancouver documents, old newspapers and archival records. On the other hand, the primary data was collected by interviewing key stakeholders and conducting park user survey in Stanley Park and Queen Elizabeth Park.The historical analysis of parks showed that the development of parks in the City of Vancouver has been approached from a multi-stakeholder perspective since the 19 th century. Also, there has been an increase in the number of physical structures and area of hard landscaping on these parks. This is as a result of the continuous increase in the provision of more recreational facilities.Historically, the management of parks in the City of Vancouver has not been approached by one particular model but rather a combination of the elements of the public-for-profit model and the public-non-profit model. However, these models were not strategically laid down to guide the development of parks but rather came along with the incremental development of parks in the City of Vancouver. Similar to the historical approach to park management, the contemporary park management system of the City of Vancouver still relies on the hybrid model. Queen Elizabeth Park at a higher intensity rate than park users coming from outside Canada.iv

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Social Groups and Parks: Leisure Behavior in Time and Space

Cited by 14 publications

References 6 publications

Making friends in Zurich's urban forests and parks: The role of public green space for social inclusion of youths from different cultures

Making friends in Zurich's urban forests and parks: The role of public green space for social inclusion of youths from different cultures

Proceedings of the 2003 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium

Building evidence-based research for park development and design in Canadian cities : cases from the City of Vancouver parks

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