Greenways as green magnets: The relationship between the race of greenway users and race in proximal neighborhoods

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 317-333

  Coutts, Christopher ^a   Miles, Rebecca ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GIS; Greenway; Neighborhood; Public space; Race

Indexed keywords

GIS; GPS; GREENSPACE; NEIGHBORHOOD; PUBLIC SPACE; RACE; RACIAL DISPARITY; TOURIST DESTINATION; URBAN AREA;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054036976     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2011.11950239     Document Type: Article

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