What are the factors associated with neighborhood park visits and health in Alabama? A cross-sectional study using a path model

Urban parks as adolescentsʼ favourite places? Analysis of preferences with respect to environmentally responsible behaviour

“…Even looking at the frequency of other categories for variables residence, we found that there is a clear positive effect of residence on the park's popularity; parks were marked most as favourite places by those students who lived in the ward studied (39.6%), followed by those who came from another ward (30.2%), and least by those who did not come from the town (24.5%). This is in line with the findings showing proximity to be an important predictor of park popularity (Lee et al 2021) with long distances to urban green areas having a limiting effect on their use (Shan 2014 andTu et al 2020). In relation to this, literature has shown that people prefer to visit parks in their neighbourhoods (Kemperman and Timmermans 2006b) and thus most of the park visitors are locals (Paul andNagendra 2017 andMak andJim 2019).…”

“…In contrast to these fin-dings, Shan (2014) revealed no associations between age and frequency of visits. Shan (2014), Tu et al (2020) and Lee et al (2021), agreed that park proximity is an important predictor of park visits while long distances to urban green areas have a limiting effect on their use. In relation to this, a prevailing body of literature has shown that people prefer to visit parks in their neighbourhood (Kemperman and Timmermans 2006b) and thus most park visitors are locals (Paul andNagendra 2017 andMak andJim 2019).…”