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Exploring the Distribution of Park Availability, Features, and Quality Across Kansas City, Missouri by Income and Race/Ethnicity: an Environmental Justice Investigation

verfasst von: Katherine B. Vaughan, M.P.H., Andrew T. Kaczynski, Ph.D., Sonja A. Wilhelm Stanis, Ph.D., Gina M. Besenyi, M.P.H., Ryan Bergstrom, Ph.D., Katie M. Heinrich, Ph.D.

Erschienen in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine | Sonderheft 1/2013

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Abstract

Background

Parks are key community assets for physical activity, but some evidence suggests these resources are not equitably distributed.

Purpose

This study examined disparities by income and race/ethnicity in the availability, features, and quality of parks across Kansas City, Missouri.

Methods

All parks and census tracts (CTs) were mapped using geographical information systems, and park features and quality were determined via audits. Multivariate analyses of covariance analyzed differences in park availability, features, and quality across low-, medium-, and high-income and race/ethnicity CT tertiles.

Results

Low-income CTs contained significantly more parks, but also had fewer parks with playgrounds and more quality concerns per park. High minority CTs had more parks with basketball courts, but fewer parks with trails. Medium-income CTs contained more aesthetic features per park.

Conclusions

Future research should examine policies that contribute to and that might rectify disparities in park features and quality, especially in low-income and high minority areas.

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Titel: Exploring the Distribution of Park Availability, Features, and Quality Across Kansas City, Missouri by Income and Race/Ethnicity: an Environmental Justice Investigation
verfasst von: Katherine B. Vaughan, M.P.H.
Andrew T. Kaczynski, Ph.D.
Sonja A. Wilhelm Stanis, Ph.D.
Gina M. Besenyi, M.P.H.
Ryan Bergstrom, Ph.D.
Katie M. Heinrich, Ph.D.
Publikationsdatum: 01.02.2013
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine / Ausgabe Sonderheft 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0883-6612
Elektronische ISSN: 1532-4796
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-012-9425-y

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