Building the Healthy City
The Role of Nonprofits in Creating Active Urban Parks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11670209 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pascale Joassart-Marcelli, Pascale Joassart‐marcelli (0000-0001-5060-3721, San Diego State University, corresponding author), Jennifer Wolch (0000-0003-4252-7495, University of California, Berkeley), Zia Salim (0000-0001-7323-1414, San Diego State University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 682-711 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-3638 • E-ISSN: 1938-2847 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2747/0272-3638.32.5.682 |
| OpenAlex | W2027999160 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 38 |
| References cited | 54 |
Access to parks and recreational opportunities contributes to physical activity and positive health outcomes. But who is responsible for building the healthy city, particularly where resources are limited? While neoliberal state restructuring and fiscal austerity measures have increased the responsibility of nonprofit organizations in local services provision, little is known about their role in promoting healthy urban environments. This article investigates the role of nonprofits in supporting parks and physical activity in Southern California and analyzes the relationships between levels of voluntary-sector activity and the socio-demographic, economic, and fiscal characteristics of municipalities. Results indicate that nonprofits are unevenly distributed and more active in affluent, fiscally stronger, suburban, conservative, and white municipalities, reproducing intra-urban differences underlying health disparities. Keywords: nonprofitpark and recreationpovertydevolutionhealth disparities
Austerity · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Physical activity · Political science · Recreation · Restructuring · State (computer science · Medicine · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Urban Green Space and Health · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 38 |
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| Citations per year | 2,71 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 37 |