TY - JOUR
T1 - Green spaces and heterogeneous social groups in the U.S.
AU - Ahn, Jeong Joo
AU - Kim, Yushim
AU - Lucio, Joanna
AU - Corley, Elizabeth A.
AU - Bentley, Margaretha
N1 - Funding Information:
We appreciate data collection assistance by Vritika Patni, Sydney Files, and Pallavi Chandra. This work was funded by the W atts College of Public Service and Community Solutions internal grant at Arizona State University. Yushim Kim and Joanna Lucio’s involvement was also financially supported by the N ational Research Foundation of Korea (NRF- 2016S1A3A2924956) . We are also benefited from the presentation at the Urban Affairs Association research conference in 2019.
Funding Information:
We appreciate data collection assistance by Vritika Patni, Sydney Files, and Pallavi Chandra. This work was funded by the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions internal grant at Arizona State University. Yushim Kim and Joanna Lucio's involvement was also financially supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2016S1A3A2924956). We are also benefited from the presentation at the Urban Affairs Association research conference in 2019.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier GmbH
PY - 2020/3
Y1 - 2020/3
N2 - To advance environmental justice in communities, this paper analyzed the way the attributes of green spaces have been defined and evaluated in the literature. We identified and examined 72 peer reviewed journal articles published between 2000 and 2018, which explored green spaces and social groups in the U.S. To report findings systematically, we collected indicators used in the articles and assessed which attributes of green spaces the indicators represent. We found that most articles focused on access more than other attributes (such as ecological benefits, visual and esthetic values, amenities, sociability, and safety). This finding was more salient in the articles that examined green spaces together with race and ethnicity, income class, or age group. The articles that considered green space attributes with gender focused more on evaluating safety, sociability, and amenity. For inclusive planning, design, and management of green spaces and parks, urban planners and park managers must pay attention to diverse attributes to which different social groups are sensitive.
AB - To advance environmental justice in communities, this paper analyzed the way the attributes of green spaces have been defined and evaluated in the literature. We identified and examined 72 peer reviewed journal articles published between 2000 and 2018, which explored green spaces and social groups in the U.S. To report findings systematically, we collected indicators used in the articles and assessed which attributes of green spaces the indicators represent. We found that most articles focused on access more than other attributes (such as ecological benefits, visual and esthetic values, amenities, sociability, and safety). This finding was more salient in the articles that examined green spaces together with race and ethnicity, income class, or age group. The articles that considered green space attributes with gender focused more on evaluating safety, sociability, and amenity. For inclusive planning, design, and management of green spaces and parks, urban planners and park managers must pay attention to diverse attributes to which different social groups are sensitive.
KW - Environmental justice
KW - Green spaces
KW - Park attributes
KW - Parks
KW - Social groups
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126637
DO - 10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126637
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85081126779
SN - 1618-8667
VL - 49
JO - Urban Forestry and Urban Greening
JF - Urban Forestry and Urban Greening
M1 - 126637
ER -