Spatial Disparities in the Distribution of Parks and Green Spaces in the USA

被引：304

作者：

Wen, Ming ^{[1
]}

Zhang, Xingyou ^{[2
]}

Harris, Carmen D. ^{[3
]}

Holt, James B. ^{[2
]}

Croft, Janet B. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Utah, Dept Sociol, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA

[2] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Div Populat Hlth, Atlanta, GA 30341 USA

[3] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Div Nutr Phys Act & Obes, Atlanta, GA 30341 USA

来源：

ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE | 2013年 / 45卷

关键词：

Park; Green space; Neighborhood poverty; Health equity; Environmental justice; Urbanization; PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; FUNDAMENTAL CAUSES; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; PUBLIC PARKS; NEIGHBORHOOD; ACCESS; INEQUALITY; OBESITY;

D O I：

10.1007/s12160-012-9426-x

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Little national evidence is available on spatial disparities in distributions of parks and green spaces in the USA. This study examines ecological associations of spatial access to parks and green spaces with percentages of black, Hispanic, and low-income residents across the urban-rural continuum in the conterminous USA. Census tract-level park and green space data were linked with data from the 2010 U.S. Census and 2006-2010 American Community Surveys. Linear mixed regression models were performed to examine these associations. Poverty levels were negatively associated with distances to parks and percentages of green spaces in urban/suburban areas while positively associated in rural areas. Percentages of blacks and Hispanics were in general negatively linked to distances to parks and green space coverage along the urban-rural spectrum. Place-based race-ethnicity and poverty are important correlates of spatial access to parks and green spaces, but the associations vary across the urbanization levels.

引用

页码：S18 / S27

页数：10

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