Barriers to Regional Park Use for Black Individuals Who Were Born in the United States: A Study Focused on Regional Parks in Washington County, Minnesota

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Barriers to Regional Park Use for Black Individuals Who Were Born in the United States: A Study Focused on Regional Parks in Washington County, Minnesota

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2022

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Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota

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This project was completed as part of a partnership between Washington County and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (https://rcp.umn.edu/). The goal of this qualitative research project was to find ways to reduce barriers and increase park participation among Black residents. Washington County project lead Connor Schaefer collaborated with a team of students in Dr. Greta Friedemann-Sánchez's course PA 5041 to conduct interviews with Black residents of greater Washington County and Twin Cities area about their park usage. A final student report and PowerPoint presentation slides from the project are available.

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Report and poster completed by students enrolled in PA 5041: Qualitative Methods for Policy Analysts, taught by Dr. Greta Friedemann-Sánchez in spring 2022.

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This project was supported by the Resilient Communities Project (RCP), a program at the University of Minnesota whose mission is to connect communities in Minnesota with U of MN faculty and students to advance community resilience, equity, and sustainability through collaborative, course-based projects. RCP is a program of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA). Funding was provided by Washington County and the Metropolitan Council. More information at https://rcp.umn.edu/.

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Betancourt, Zoe; Benda, Samuel; Dalsheim, Hannah; Sebora, Caleb. (2022). Barriers to Regional Park Use for Black Individuals Who Were Born in the United States: A Study Focused on Regional Parks in Washington County, Minnesota. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/261675.

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