Evaluation of off-leash dog parks in Texas and Florida: A study of use patterns, user satisfaction, and perception

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 314-324

  Lee, Hyung Sook ^a   Shepley, Mardelle ^b   Huang, Chang Shan ^b  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefits of dog parks; Off leash dog parks in USA; Park activities; User satisfaction

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY;

FREQUENCY OF USE; FUTURE PLANNING; KNOWLEDGE BASE; OFF-LEASH DOG PARKS IN USA; SENSE OF COMMUNITY; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS; USER ACTIVITY; USER SATISFACTION;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

CANID; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; NEIGHBORHOOD; PARK DESIGN; PERCEPTION; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 68349133612     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2009.05.015     Document Type: Article

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