This thesis examines the level of public support for the development of a greenway system in Leon County, Florida. The data for the study was acquired through a mail survey (N=390) to a randomly sampled selection of Leon County, Florida registered voters. The results of the survey were interpreted using logistic regression. In addition, the analysis determines survey respondents' perceived level of access to existing Leon County trails. The analysis reveals that gender, age, education, length of time at current residence, renting versus owning property, and political ideology are significant in predicting voter approval of the Leon County greenway system and the use of public funds for its further development. The findings suggest the utility of a prediction model for other communities facing ballot measures to fund park, open space, and trail development. / A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Geography in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science. / Spring Semester, 2005. / December 8, 2004. / Environmental Concern, Greenways and Trails, Voter Behavior / Includes bibliographical references. / Jonathan Leib, Professor Directing Thesis; Janet Kodras, Committee Member; Morton Winsberg, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_175701 |
| Contributors | Baughman, Katherine A. (authoraut), Leib, Jonathan (professor directing thesis), Kodras, Janet (committee member), Winsberg, Morton (committee member), Department of Geography (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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