Features mentioned as desirable for urban forest recreation sites
| 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.