Place visitation, place avoidance, and attitudinal ambivalence: new concepts for place research in urban recreation settings

David B. Klenosky; Christine A. Vogt; Herbert W. Schroeder; Cherie LeBlanc Fisher

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Place visitation, place avoidance, and attitudinal ambivalence: new concepts for place research in urban recreation settings

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Authors:

David B. Klenosky, Christine A. Vogt, Herbert W. Schroeder, Cherie LeBlanc Fisher

Year:

2010

Type:

General Technical Report - Proceedings

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Watts, Clifton E., Jr.; Fisher, Cherie LeBlanc, eds. Proceedings of the 2009 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-66. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 57-64.

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Abstract

This paper draws on recent developments in research on consumer behavior and attitudes to better understand the range of behaviors and attitudes inherent in a diverse urban area. Using a mail survey of Chicago-area residents, we collected data (1) to examine residents' past visitation behavior and recommendations of places to visit and to avoid for a range of Chicago-area sites; and (2) to explore residents' attitudes (and distinguish between indifference and potential attitudinal ambivalence) toward the study sites using a bivariate model of attitudes. The study findings yielded insight into the mix of behaviors and attitudes that underlie urban recreation patterns and suggested several promising issues for future investigation.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 2009 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium

Citation

Klenosky, David B.; Vogt, Christine A.; Schroeder, Herbert W.; Fisher, Cherie LeBlanc, Marshall, SaraJane. 2010. Place visitation, place avoidance, and attitudinal ambivalence: new concepts for place research in urban recreation settings. In: Watts, Clifton E., Jr.; Fisher, Cherie LeBlanc, eds. Proceedings of the 2009 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-66. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 57-64.