Characteristics of urban parks associated with park use and physical activity: A review of qualitative research

GR McCormack, M Rock, AM Toohey, D Hignell - Health & place, 2010 - Elsevier
… on how urban parks might influence park use and potentially physical activity patterns; and
(… the qualitative and quantitative evidence on parks, park use and patterns of physical activity. …

Effects of park improvements on park use and physical activity: policy and programming implications

DA Cohen, D Golinelli, S Williamson, A Sehgal… - American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
… of direct observations of park use and park characteristics plus … to objectively assess baseline
park use and physical activity in this … for total park use. Observations were conducted in all …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between park features and adolescent park use for physical activity

N Edwards, P Hooper, M Knuiman, S Foster… - … and Physical Activity, 2015 - Springer
park features associated with park use for physical activity among adolescents. We found that
high park use for physical activity … with the presence of seven park features: lighting around …

Neighborhood poverty, park use, and park-based physical activity in a Southern California city

DA Cohen, B Han, KP Derose, S Williamson… - Social science & …, 2012 - Elsevier
… that support physical activity. … to parks can mitigate differences in leisure time physical
activity. Using systematic direct observation, we quantified physical activity in neighborhood parks

A quantitative examination of park characteristics related to park use and physical activity among urban youth

AV Ries, CC Voorhees, KM Roche, J Gittelsohn… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2009 - Elsevier
… objective availability and park use or physical activity for either … that preclude the use of
parks for physical activity such as … that safety prevents park use and physical activity. We found …

Park improvements and park activity: a natural experiment

J Veitch, K Ball, D Crawford, GR Abbott… - American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
… of different sizes and in neighborhoods of varying SES; examining which elements of park
improvement make the greatest difference to park use and physical activity and whether …

Contribution of public parks to physical activity

DA Cohen, TL McKenzie, A Sehgal… - … journal of public …, 2007 - ajph.aphapublications.org
… Public parks are critical resources for physical activity in minority communities. Because …
associated with physical activity and park use, the number and location of parks are currently …

[HTML][HTML] Are park proximity and park features related to park use and park-based physical activity among adults? Variations by multiple socio-demographic …

AT Kaczynski, GM Besenyi, SAW Stanis… - … and Physical Activity, 2014 - Springer
… or the specific facilities associated with park use and park-based PA among adults, let alone
… associations between park proximity and park facilities and adults’ park use and park-based …

Rural and urban park visits and park-based physical activity

KA Shores, ST West - Preventive medicine, 2010 - Elsevier
… We examine the use of and physical activity outcomes associated with rural and urban parks
is needed to describe the use of rural parks for physical activity and compare their use and …

Impact of park renovations on park use and park-based physical activity

DA Cohen, B Han, J Isacoff… - … of physical activity …, 2015 - journals.humankinetics.com
… for a renovated playground and skate park,2,16 while others showed no increases in either
park renovations on both park use and park-based MVPA in 2 San Francisco parks. One …