| dc.contributor.author |
Santiago, Luis E. |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Verdejo Ortiz, Julio C. |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Santiago-Bartolomei, Raul |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Melendez-Ackerman, Elvia J. |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Garcia-Montiel, Diana C. |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2014-04-22T20:17:30Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2014-04-22T20:17:30Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
2014 |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/10535/9338 |
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| dc.description.abstract |
"The association between consumption of ecological amenities in a park setting and improved physical and mental health substantiates the need for improved accessibility to green areas in lower-income neighborhoods. We measured green area accessibility, considering income variation, and park use in a densely populated tropical urban watershed. Park use was explored with 442 in-person interviews, and U.S. Census and Puerto Rico Commonwealth data were used to measure accessibility. Nearly 20% of residents earning ? $15,000 lived within park service areas with the highest crime incidence in the region, whereas 90% of those earning > $75,000 lived within park service areas with lower crime rates. Innovative nonexclusionary activities such as growing vegetable gardens are needed to attract lower-income residents and increase their sense of safety in urban parks." |
en_US |
| dc.language |
English |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
watersheds |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
parks |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
ecology |
en_US |
| dc.title |
Uneven Access and Underuse of Ecological Amenities in Urban Parks of the Río Piedras Watershed |
en_US |
| dc.type |
Journal Article |
en_US |
| dc.type.published |
unpublished |
en_US |
| dc.type.methodology |
Case Study |
en_US |
| dc.coverage.region |
Central America & Caribbean |
en_US |
| dc.coverage.country |
Puerto Rico |
en_US |
| dc.subject.sector |
Water Resource & Irrigation |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationjournal |
Ecology and Society |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationvolume |
19 |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationnumber |
1 |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citationmonth |
March |
en_US |