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Executive Summary

Urban Parks

Park Benefits
- Descriptions of Park Benefits

Park Challenges
- Inadequate Funding
- Poor Maintenance
- Poor Design/Poor Location
- Poor Physical Conditions
- Criminal Activities
- Lack of Programming
- Negative Perceptions

Parks in Providence

Parks Management
Parks Maps
More Parks Information

Park Perceptions

Methodology
- Interview Protocol
- Spanish Interview Protocol

Results

Analysis and Implications

Park Crime

Methodology
- Grouped Crime Categories

Results
- Crime Table
- City-wide Crime Density Map
- Case Study Park Crime Density Maps

Analysis

Linking Crime and Perceptions

Methodology
Results
Analysis and Implications

Case Study Parks

Methodology

Map of Case Study Parks

Billy Taylor Park
- Introduction
- Park Perceptions - Results of Interviews
- Understanding the Results
- Park Crime - Understanding the Context of Crime

Dexter Park
- Introduction
- Park Perceptions - Results of Interviews
- Understanding the Results
- Park Crime - Understanding the Context of Crime

Donigian Park
- Introduction
- Park Perceptions - Results of Interviews
- Understanding the Results
- Park Crime - Understanding the Context of Crime

Fargnoli Park
- Introduction
- Park Perceptions - Results of Interviews
- Understanding the Results
- Park Crime - Understanding the Context of Crime

Merino Park
- Introduction
- Park Perceptions - Results of Interviews
- Park Crime - Understanding the Context of Crime

Sackett Street Park
- Introduction
- Park Perceptions - Results of Interviews
- Understanding the Results
- Park Crime - Understanding the Context of Crime