JELL - Articles

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

Godwyll, J. M., Buzinde, C. N., Manuel-Navarrete, D., Frazier, A. E., White, D. D., & Anderson, O. (2024) - World Leisure Journal, 1-23.

When perception is reality: examining perceived accessibility of recreational public spaces through social space productionSocial space production theorizes space as a socially constructed phenomenon, comprising of the expectations of society, technical design decisions, and the physical features that result. This theo...

Godwyll, J. M., Buzinde, C. N., Glover, T. D., White, D. D., Frazier, A. E., & Manuel-Navarrete, D. (2024) - Community Development 1-17.

Conceptualizing Linkages between Community Well-Being and Access to Public Space: An Environmental Justice Perspective.

This conceptual paper explores theoretical linkages between community well-being and key dimensions of public spaces (i.e., physical characteristics, technical experts, and communities). It draws on environmental justice literature and the Tripartite Framework to contextualize the concept of access to public spaces. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2021.2007862

Godwyll, J. & Buzinde, C. (2021) - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Walking mediates associations between the neighborhood environment and flourishingConsiderable attention has been directed toward the neighborhood as a critical context affecting health and wellbeing. The particular mechanisms that …

Ross, A, Godwyll, J & Adams, M (2020) - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The Moderating Effect of Distance on Features of the Built Environment & Active School Transport

Despite growing research supporting the impact of the built environment on active school transport (AST), distance persists as the most powerful predictor of walking and biking to school https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217856

Ross, A, Godwyll, J & Adams, M (2020) - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Does tourism really cause stress? A natural experiment utilizing ArcGIS Survey123Tourism related stress has recently been revealed as an issue for tourism host community residents. Prior studies have relied on directly asking residents if tourism caused them stress, resulting i...

Jordan, E, Moran, C, Godwyll, J (2019) - Current Issues in Tourism