Race, nature and parks in geography: Past research and future directions Jason Byrne, Ph.D. Lecturer, School of Environment, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus 1 and Jennifer Wolch, Ph.D. Professor of Geography, Department of Geography, University of Southern California, Kaprielian Hall (KAP 416), 3620 South Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90089-0255 Contact: Jason Byrne Lecturer School of Environment G31, 3.06 Griffith University Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 4222. Ph. (07) 5552-7723, Fax. (07) 5552-8244 Email: Jason.Byrne@griffith.edu.au 1 The first author was a Ph. D. candidate in the Department of Geography at the University of Southern California at the time this research was undertaken.