Gender and ethnic variations in urban park preferences, visitation, and perceived benefits

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 281-306

  Ho, Ching Hua ^a   Sasidharan, Vinod ^b   Elmendorf, William ^c   Willits, Fern K ^c   Graefe, Alan ^c   Godbey, Geoffrey ^c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Gender; Park visitation; Recreation preferences and benefits

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; ETHNICITY; GENDER; GREENSPACE; OPEN SPACE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; URBAN AREA;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23044486719     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2005.11950054     Document Type: Review

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