Features mentioned as undesirable for urban forest recreation sites
| 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.