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Example of an attractive recreation site. This scene shows natural features such as trees, water, and open space. The area appears well maintained and the vegetation is healthy. Although no specific facilities are visible, the large open area would provide opportunities for a variety of outdoor activities.
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Example of an unattractive recreation site. The fence is an undesirable man-made feature dominating the scene, and litter is very evident. The trees have no leaves and there appears to be no large open area for recreation activities.
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Recreation site preferred by nonurban but not by urban individuals. Nonurban individuals generally thought the naturalness of this forest was an attractive feature, while urban people generally thought this site was too wild and not suitable for recreation.
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Feature Percent of Sample1 Respondents Urban (N=5 7) Nonurban (N=39j Total (N=96) Vegetation 56 72 63 Trees 46 67 54 Many 12 15 14 Not too many 4 3 3 Shade 7 8 7 Grass 21 23 22 Water resources 44 54 48 Lakes and ponds 20 26 22 Fields and open space 19 33 25 With trees 4 13 7 Activities 39 21 31 Trail activities 7 10 8 Passive activities 12 8 10 Man-made characteristics 21 31 25 Paths 12 23 17 Benches 7 10 8 Nature 26 28 27 Peace and quiet 30 21 26 Few people 21 23 22 Well maintained 7 21 13 Clean 16 8 13 Solitude 11 13 11 ↵1The percents do not add up to 100 because most individuals gave more than one response to each question.
Feature Percent of Sample1 Respondents Urban (N=5 7) Nonurban <N=39) Total (N=96) Man-made characteristics 25 67 42 Fences 12 49 27 Playgrounds 14 28 20 Pavement 7 26 15 Lamp posts 0 8 6 Vegetation problems 30 36 32 Tree problems 23 26 24 Too few 7 23 14 Too many 12 5 9 Poor condition 4 3 3 Grass problems 16 15 16 Too little 5 3 4 Needs mowing 2 5 3 Poor condition 9 8 8 Poorly maintained 33 31 32 Urban Surroundings 25 38 30 Crowded 35 23 30 Litter 18 15 17 Large open areas 11 26 17 Nothing to do, boring 9 8 6 Unsafe 12 0 7 Too wild 5 5 5 ↵1The percents do not add up to 100 because most individuals gave more than one response to each question.
Item Percent of Sample1 Respondents Urban (N=5 7) Nonurban (N=39) Total (N=96) Location 35 23 30 Surroundings 25 36 29 Safety 11 26 17 Appearance of whole area 11 23 16 Facilities 12 18 15 Accessibility 14 13 14 Activities and uses 14 13 14 Number of users 9 15 11 Kind of users 12 10 11 Noise 4 21 10 ↵1The percents do not add up to 100 because most individuals gave more than one response to each question.
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