The active city? Disparities in provision of urban public recreation resources

Health and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 431-445

  Dahmann, Nicholas ^a   Wolch, Jennifer ^b   Joassart Marcelli, Pascale ^c   Reynolds, Kim ^d   Jerrett, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active living; Environmental justice; Physical activity; Public recreation; Social justice

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MINORITY GROUP; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARK DESIGN; PUBLIC SPACE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POPULATION;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; DANCING; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISPANIC; HOUSING; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MINORITY GROUP; NEGRO; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PILATES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RECREATION; SPORT; SWIMMING; TENNIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WALKING; YOGA;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649189439     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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