CURes researchers setting up game cameras as part of the Baldwin Hills Parklands user survey.
CURes worked with the Baldwin Hills Conservancy to conduct a three-year (2014-2017) study of the park visitors within the Baldwin Hills Parklands. This research examined the number of visitors, where they come from, and how they use and experience each park.
Building on a pilot phase in 2014, 38 CURes research assistants spent 1, 934 hours in the parks over four field seasons from 2015-2017. Researchers conducted 1, 747 park user surveys, completed counts of 12, 709 parks visitors, analyzed 4, 998 images from park entrances, and produced reports and outreach materials.
Please see the materials produced from this study below:
- Romolini, Michele; Strauss, Eric G.; Bruce-Eisen, Sarah; and Simso, Emily, "The Value of Urban Parklands: A User Study of the Baldwin Hills" (2017). Center for Urban Resilience Reports. 6.
- Romolini, M., Ryan, R. L., Simso, E. R., & Strauss, E. G. (2019). Visitors' Attachment to Urban Parks in Los Angeles, CA. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 41:118-126.
- Kim, Stephanie and Hustleby, Edward, "The Value of Urban Parklands: A Pilot User Study of the Baldwin Hills Park System" (2015). Center for Urban Resilience Research Posters. 31.
- Gamboa, Jorge, "Assessing Urban Parklands: Novel Use of Game Cameras to Study Park User Behavior in the Baldwin Hills" (2017). Center for Urban Resilience Research Posters. 15.
- CURes blog post about the research
- Brochure created for the Baldwin Hills Conservancy