Public parks are key community resources that can promote health. Some research has
examined whether parks are equitably dispersed across neighborhoods of varying …

Known associations between the built environment and health outcomes have accelerated
research examining racial/ethnic and income disparities in access to parks and other …

Background Parks are key community assets for physical activity, but some evidence
suggests these resources are not equitably distributed. Purpose This study examined …

Background Though park presence and access disparities are well studied for their
associations with physical activity (PA), disparities in the availability and quality of amenities …

A disparity in the distribution and quality of urban parks has been widely recognized as an
important environmental justice issue. There is currently inconsistent evidence focusing on …

This article reviews the growing environmental justice literature documenting access to
urban parks across socioeconomic and ethnic groups. The extensive public health and …

Parks are increasingly viewed as places that prompt environmental justice analysis. While
these studies have focused on inequalities in access to parks and amenities within parks …

A growing body of research shows affluent White neighborhoods have more acres of parks
and more park facilities than low-income ethnic minority communities in many Global North …

Young people− including children and teenagers− are spending less time playing outside in
nature than previous generations. This decrease is problematic, as parks can provide young …

This article examines the distribution of parks in Baltimore, Maryland, as an environmental
justice issue. In addition to established methods for measuring distribution of and access to …