People of color are less likely to use public parks and recreation programs compared to
Whites. Communities of color tend to have less park areas, fewer recreation opportunities, or …

The changing landscape of race and ethnic relations in the US has influenced how
members of racial and ethnic groups use leisure spaces, engage in leisure activities, and …

Increasing ethnic/racial diversity challenges parks and recreation (PR) planners. Research
indicates enough group differences in recreational participation and preferences to suggest …

Public park and recreation services have long provided low-cost, close-to-home services to
citizens from all walks of life. Social equity, or the availability of these services to all …

Abstract Resource managers in Oregon State Parks and the Pacific Northwest Region of the
US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (US Forest Service) identified a need to better …

A major planning effort for Chicago's largest park provided an opportunity to examine
outdoor recreation use patterns and preferences among a racially and ethnically diverse …

As the US becomes more racially and ethnically diverse, the National Park Service (NPS) is
challenged to overcome the disparity in visitation between racial and ethnic minorities and …

This paper investigates the role of racial barriers to participation in park and forest recreation
by ethnic minorities. Based on 22 focus groups with 168 ethnic minority individuals in …

It is well documented that members of racial and ethnic minority groups tend to visit national
parks at lower rates than whites, and a large body of literature has explored a number of …

This paper reviews the social science literature on racial and ethnic minority use of the
National Park System. Four theoretical perspectives are examined--the marginality …