Disparities in Quality of Park Play Spaces between Two Cities with Diverse Income and Race/Ethnicity Composition:  A Pilot Study

Jenkins, Gavin R.; Yuen, Hon K.; Rose, E.; Maher, Amy I.; Gregory, Kristina C.; Cotton, Megan E.

doi:10.3390/ijerph120708009

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“…However, sufficient natural areas may not be available to all the population groups in a city. Because of biophysical and landscape prerequisites, natural areas and the quality of these spaces are often unequally distributed between groups of different socioeconomic status, age, and ethno-racial characteristics [ 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 ]. There may also be differences in how various groups use natural areas.…”

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Adding Natural Areas to Social Indicators of Intra-Urban Health Inequalities among Children: A Case Study from Berlin, Germany

Kabisch

Haase

Bosch

2016

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Research suggests that there is a relationship between the health of urban populations and the availability of green and water spaces in their daily environment. In this paper, we analyze the potential intra-urban relationships between children’s health determinants and outcomes and natural areas in Berlin, Germany. In particular, health indicators such as deficits in viso-motoric development in children are related to environmental indicators such as the natural area cover, natural area per capita and distance to natural areas; however, these indicators are also correlated with social determinants of health. The methodological approach used in this study included bivariate and multivariate analyses to explore the relations between health inequalities and social, socio-economic, and land use parameters. The results on a sub-district level indicated that there was a correlation between natural areas and social health determinants, both of which displayed a certain intra-urban spatial pattern. In particular, a lower percentage of natural area cover was correlated with deficits in viso-motoric development. However, results with percentage of natural area cover and per capita natural area with childhood overweight were not conclusive. No significant correlation was found for percentage of natural area cover and overweight, while significant negative correlation values were found between overweight and per capita natural area. This was identified particularly in the districts that had lower social conditions. On the other hand, the districts with the highest social conditions had the comparatively lowest levels of complete measles immunization. This study may facilitate public health work by identifying the urban areas in which the strengthening of health resources and actions should be prioritized and also calls for the inclusion of natural areas among the social health indicators included in intra-urban health inequality tools.

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Adding Natural Areas to Social Indicators of Intra-Urban Health Inequalities among Children: A Case Study from Berlin, Germany

Kabisch

Haase

Bosch

2016

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“…The park quality is considering factor that contribute to park visitation. Quality was mostly assessed through park amenities and hazards (Vaughan et al, 2013;Rigolon & Flohr, 2014;Jenkins et al, 2015;Hughey et al, 2016). Vegetation as trees and woodlands has a natural capacity to absorb and remove air pollutants (Chaparro & Terradas, 2009;Escobedo & Nowak, 2009;Gomez-Baggethun et al, 2013).…”

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Visitors’ opinions on the environmental protection in Shumen Plateau Nature Park from the negative anthropogenic impact of a nearby city, Bulgaria

Koynova

Koleva

2021

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Parks are essential for the preservation and protection of wildlife, but human activity affects their functions. The objective of our study was to investigate visitors' opinions on the environmental protection of Shumen Plateau Nature Park from the negative anthropogenic impact of a nearby city. Face-to-face interviews were conducted among summer visitors. The standardized Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated to determine the correlation between items questioned and demographic variables. The highest percentage of the informants were of the opinion that the Shumen Plateau Nature Park is a relatively clean place and a much cleaner green area compared to the parks in Shumen. According to most visitors, the high level of fine particulate matter in the air in the town of Shumen does not affect organisms that inhabit the Nature Park, soil and groundwater. The main pollutant of the Shumen Plateau Nature Park is garbage left by park visitors (88.97%), landfills in the park area (46.32%) and car traffic in the nearby town of Shumen (30.88%). The factor that has the most adverse effect on the biodiversity and ecological balance in the Nature Park are the visitors. Both visitors and inhabitants of the town of Shumen should be more responsible for the environment and the conservation of the Shumen Plateau Nature Park as a clean green area. Park visitors do not consider the town of Shumen as a source of negative anthropogenic impact on the Shumen Plateau Nature Park, but our previous studies show the opposite. This indicates a gap in the relationship between the scientific community and society that needs to be addressed. Close cooperation between scientists and journalists can contribute to the visitors' opinions on the environmental protection in nature parks from the negative anthropogenic impact of nearby cities and towns and improve the effectiveness of the mass media.

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“…Both the proximity and quantity metrics ignore the inner characteristics of urban parks, and likely, that UGS quality is among the attributes that continually attracts nearby residents to visit those parks. A comparative study in a large US metropolitan area found significant differences in quality (i.e., location, care and maintenance, and entertainment value) between groups with different household income characteristics [38]. The influence of park quality on park usage might vary by gender, and the groups of active or female users could be significantly affected [40].…”

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Literature Review Reveals a Global Access Inequity to Urban Green Spaces

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Differences in the accessibility to urban resources between different racial and socioeconomic groups have exerted pressure on effective planning and management for sustainable city development. However, few studies have examined the multiple factors that may influence the mitigation of urban green spaces (UGS) inequity. This study reports the results of a systematic mapping of access inequity research through correspondence analysis (CA) to reveal critical trends, knowledge gaps, and clusters based on a sample of 49 empirical studies screened from 563 selected papers. Our findings suggest that although the scale of cities with UGS access inequity varies between countries, large cities (more than 1,000,000 population), especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), are particularly affected. Moreover, the number of cities in which high socioeconomic status (high-SES) groups (e.g., young, rich, or employed) are at an advantage concerning access to UGS is substantially higher than the number of cities showing better accessibility for low-SES groups. Across the reviewed papers, analyses on mitigating interventions are sparse, and among the few studies that touch upon this, we found different central issues in local mitigating strategies between high-income countries (HICs) and LMICs. An explanatory framework is offered, explaining the interaction between UGS access inequity and local mitigating measures.

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Disparities in Quality of Park Play Spaces between Two Cities with Diverse Income and Race/Ethnicity Composition: A Pilot Study

Cited by 38 publications

References 42 publications

Adding Natural Areas to Social Indicators of Intra-Urban Health Inequalities among Children: A Case Study from Berlin, Germany

Adding Natural Areas to Social Indicators of Intra-Urban Health Inequalities among Children: A Case Study from Berlin, Germany

Visitors’ opinions on the environmental protection in Shumen Plateau Nature Park from the negative anthropogenic impact of a nearby city, Bulgaria

Literature Review Reveals a Global Access Inequity to Urban Green Spaces

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