Using Systematic Observations to Understand Conditions that Promote Interracial Experiences in Neighbourhood Parks
Abstract: We analysed observations from 31 neighbourhood parks, with each park mapped into smaller target areas for study, across five US cities generated using the System for Observing Play and Recreation in the Community (SOPARC). In areas where at least two people were observed, less than one-third (31.6%) were populated with at least one white and one non-white person. Park areas that were supervised, had one or more people engaged in vigorous activity, had at least one male and one female present, and had one or more teens present were significantly more likely to involve interracial groups (p < 0.01 for each association). Observations in parks located in interracial neighbourhoods were also more likely to involve interracial groups (p < 0.05). Neighbourhood poverty rate had a significant and negative relationship with the presence of interracial groups, particularly in neighbourhoods that are predominantly non-white. Additional research is needed to confirm the impact of these interact
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Language
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Englisch
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Urban Planning ; 1 (2016) 4 ; 51-64
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
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2016
- Creator
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Han, Bing
Cohen, Deborah A.
Eisenman, Theodore S.
Hillier, Amy
McKenzie, Thomas L.
Evenson, Kelly R.
- DOI
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10.17645/up.v1i4.756
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019051712350225931459
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Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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14.08.2025, 10:46 AM CEST
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Associated
- Han, Bing
- Cohen, Deborah A.
- Eisenman, Theodore S.
- Hillier, Amy
- McKenzie, Thomas L.
- Evenson, Kelly R.
Time of origin
- 2016