How do BPoC design professionals pursue environmental justice considerations when planning and designing recreational spaces?

Josephine M. Godwyll, Christine N. Buzinde, David Manuel-Navarrete, Amy E. Frazier, Dave D. White and Orion Anderson

Community Development, 2024, vol. 55, issue 6, 916-932

Abstract: Recreational spaces like parks and playgrounds play a vital role in community development. They serve as avenues for important experiences like physical activity, social interaction, and shared cultural expressions. However, BPoC (Black Person, and Person of Color) communities face disparate unjust environmental barriers to utilizing such spaces. Yet not much is known about how BPoC professionals in dedicated professional associations, could address such barriers through the pursuit of environmental justice when planning and designing recreational spaces. This study aims to address this lacuna in research. Findings from in-depth interviews demonstrate that in the design and planning of spaces for recreation, BPoC design professionals drew on their lived experiences from community history and personal encounters to: (1) foster opportunities for participation in design and planning processes (procedural justice), (2) address location-related concerns pertaining to systemic strains in resource allocation (distributive justice), and (3) integrate features that support socio-cultural relationships (interactional justice).

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2024.2382179

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