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Exploring the Social Benefits that Whitewater Paddlers Derive from an Urban Whitewater Park

Schmidt, Karl
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou149443208957057

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2017, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Recreation Studies (Education).
The purpose of this study was to investigate the social benefits whitewater paddlers are provided through the use of urban whitewater parks. Urban whitewater parks represent a niche trend within waterfront redevelopment, that allows people access to recreational opportunities that were either previously perceived as uninviting or physically not there. Cities across America are investing great sums of time and money in urban whitewater parks, with the expectation that urban whitewater parks will create social-cultural benefits for the city. This researcher determined this to be unverified based on an overall lack of study surrounding urban whitewater park social benefits. To fill this void found in the literature, this study explored the attainment of social benefits for whitewater paddlers using whitewater parks. Social benefits were viewed through the lens of social capital theory, and uncovered using means-end methodology in structured interviews. Salida Whitewater Park in Salida, Colorado was used as the study site, and interviews were conducted with whitewater paddlers (n=25) at this location. Results were structured and presented using a hierarchical value map with accompanying narrative descriptions from research participants. Full detail of this study’s results are contained in Chapter 4, with associated discussion, limitations, and future research recommendations in Chapter 5.
Bruce Martin, Ph. D. (Committee Chair)
Andrew Szolosi, Ph. D. (Committee Member)
Geoffrey Buckley, Ph. D. (Committee Member)
105 p.
Recreation
whitewater; whitewater park; urban; paddlers; social benefits; social capital; means-end

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  • Schmidt, K. (2017). Exploring the Social Benefits that Whitewater Paddlers Derive from an Urban Whitewater Park [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou149443208957057

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Schmidt, Karl. Exploring the Social Benefits that Whitewater Paddlers Derive from an Urban Whitewater Park. 2017. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou149443208957057.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Schmidt, Karl. "Exploring the Social Benefits that Whitewater Paddlers Derive from an Urban Whitewater Park." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou149443208957057

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