Leveling the Playing Field? Urban Disparities in Funding for Local Parks and Recreation in the Los Angeles Region

摘要: Access to parks and recreational facilities, as well their quality, congestion, affordability, relates physical activity levels and, in turn, various health outcomes. Yet park resources are often insufficient unevenly distributed within metropolitan regions. This paper documents analyzes the allocation of federal, state, special district, municipal, nonprofit recreation facilities across municipalities Los Angeles region. Results indicate that local funding for is highly uneven (from less than $1 over $500 per capita annually). Because most spending originates at level, fiscally healthier cities allocate more these uses. State nonprofits funds tend favor middle-income communities fail equalize spending. Inner-ring suburbs with large minority populations, low-income exurban likely suffer from low expenditure. Federal ...