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  1. Public recreation and neighborhood sense of community: an exploration of a hypothesized relationship

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    Author(s): Svetoslav D. Gueorguiev; Edwin Gomez; Eddie Hill
    Date: 2008
    Source: In: LeBlanc, Cherie; Vogt, Christine, comps. Proceedings of the 2007 northeastern recreation research symposium; 2007 April 15-17; Bolton Landing, NY. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-23. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 197-202.
    Publication Series: Other
    Station: Northern Research Station
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    This study explores the relationship between park attributes (perceived safety and perceived benefits) and their relationship to sense of community in urban neighborhoods. The study finds that the perception of benefits derived from park use has a direct relationship with sense of community, and that park safety is indirectly related to sense of community, with the perception of park benefits mediating the relationship between park safety and sense of community. Theoretical and practical considerations are discussed.

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    Gueorguiev, Svetoslav D.; Gomez, Edwin; Hill, Eddie. 2008. Public recreation and neighborhood sense of community: an exploration of a hypothesized relationship. In: LeBlanc, Cherie; Vogt, Christine, comps. Proceedings of the 2007 northeastern recreation research symposium; 2007 April 15-17; Bolton Landing, NY. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-23. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 197-202.

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