Vader, Leia, L. (2020) Infrastructure planning in Groningen: the effect of real-time data. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
Inner cities are one of the places where a lot of change is taking place. Within that transformation, one of the key drivers of change is digitalization and with it, the move towards a smart city. Key components of a smart city that are affected by digitalization are technology, the people and institutions. In infrastructure, digitalization within smart cities can lead to smart mobility. Smart mobility relies partly on the use of real-time data. This research aims to help gain insight into the effect of real-time data on infrastructure plans in the inner city of Groningen. This is done via a mixed-methods approach, where a dataset, policy analysis and interviews with experts will provide insight into the use of real-time data. Real-time data means data that is directly processed. This type of data can be used to monitor traffic flows, which helps in understanding the current use of the infrastructure. Groningen is in the transition towards monitoring the use of streets within the context of their ‘destination: city centre’ programme. In this programme, there are five projects that are related to infrastructure planning. These projects focus on improving the urban space by removing as many motorized vehicles as possible. On the Eendrachtskade the effects of the projects have become clear since it shows a higher amount of cars passing the street than before the project. During the interviews, it became clear that the use of real-time data had not contributed as much to the infrastructure plans as was expected from the existing literature. In Groningen, the use of real-time data in infrastructure lies in communicating how busy the roads are and not as much in the infrastructure planning itself.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Roo, G. de |
| Date Deposited: | 12 May 2020 11:38 |
| Last Modified: | 12 May 2020 11:38 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3191 |
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