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DO BLACKS AND BROWNS HAVE LESS GREEN?
EXAMINING THE DISTRIBUTION OF PARK AND OPEN SPACE RESOURCES
IN THE GREATER LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN REGION
by
Maria Chona E. Sister
______________________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(GEOGRAPHY)
August 2007
Copyright 2007 Maria Chona E. Sister
Object Description
| Title | Do blacks and browns have less green? Examining the distribution of park and open space resources in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan region |
| Author | Sister, Maria Chona E. |
| Author email | sister@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Geography |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2007-06-22 |
| Date submitted | 2007 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2007-07-19 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Wilson, John P. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Wolch, Jennifer Edmands, Suzanne |
| Abstract | The present research takes on the task of examining equity in park provision across the greater Los Angeles metropolitan region. It tests the hypothesis that public service provision (specifically parks) is biased against minority groups and the poor. Three approaches are implemented -- the container approach (that delineates a unit inside which the total number or amount of amenities is quantified), the radius technique (that identifies a distance threshold inside which populations are deemed to have access), and a catchment area analysis (that assigns every space in the region to its closest park and quantifies park pressure levels for every park). Results from employing the container approach shows that predominantly low-density affluent White neighborhoods are more likely coincident with areas close to large expanses of open spaces, and as such, enjoy higher park acreage compared to older inner city neighborhoods that are typically low-income communities of color. A simple comparison of demographics inside and outside critical distance thresholds (as in the radius technique) suggests that minority and low-income groups are as likely to be located within the critical distances as high-income groups or Whites. Extending this implementation to account for park acres per capita show that Hispanics and African-Americans are likely to have up to six times less park acreage per capita compared to Whites; the latter two groups characteristically have lower median household incomes and higher proportions of households below the Federal poverty threshold. The examination of park pressure levels across the region using catchment area analysis confirms the existing inequities reported when using the container approach and radius technique. A case study is presented describing how the catchment area analysis can be used as a framework to facilitate the redress of inequities.; Triangulating the results from three different approaches, the present work offers systematic and robust evidence of the wide disparities in park access in the region. The contributions of this work are largely empirical and methodological, with broader implications for urban geography, environmental justice research, and active living research. |
| Keyword | park equity; parks and recreation; GIS; Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (county) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m629 |
| Rights | Sister, Maria Chona E. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Sister-20070719 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume44/etd-Sister-20070719.pdf |
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| Full text | DO BLACKS AND BROWNS HAVE LESS GREEN? EXAMINING THE DISTRIBUTION OF PARK AND OPEN SPACE RESOURCES IN THE GREATER LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN REGION by Maria Chona E. Sister ______________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (GEOGRAPHY) August 2007 Copyright 2007 Maria Chona E. Sister |
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