Community Engagement as Input to the Design of the Environmental Center at Frick Park and Beyond

Tamara Dubowitz ; Kristy Gonzalez Morganti ; Rachel M. Burns ; Marla C. Haims

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Communities;    Pittsburgh;    Urban Parks and Recreational Facilities;   

RP-ID  :  TR-1168-PPC

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

In 2011, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy focused its park restoration efforts on the design and development of the new Environmental Center at Frick Park (ECFP) building, paying special attention to underserved communities and children within the vicinity of the park who have not historically participated in environmental education programming at the center. To obtain community group and resident input into the ECFP design, and to acquire information about residents' attitudes toward and use of Frick Park more generally, RAND Corporation researchers conducted community focus groups and brief informal interviews with a total of 81 local residents.