Perceptions of urban parks as havens and contested terrains by Mexican-Americans in Chicago neighborhoods

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 103-126

  Stodolska, Monika ^a   Shinew, Kimberly J ^a   Acevedo, Juan Carlos ^a   Izenstark, Dina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefits; Mexican Americans; Minority communities; Parks; Problems

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CRIME; MINORITY GROUP; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; URBAN AREA;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952413376     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2011.550220     Document Type: Article

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