Mulder, M (2020) Roaming around the neighborhood. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
This research aims to provide insights into how care takers’ perceptions of the physical environment can be used to increase the allowed independent mobility of children in Beijum and the Oosterparkwijk, two different neighborhoods in Groningen. The two neighborhoods are compared and the differences between them will be described. Data for this comparison have been collected via a survey among care takers in the two neighborhoods. Next to the collected data, a review of literature has been done in order to describe why the independent mobility of children is important and how it can be increased. It is well-known that playing outside, is beneficial for the development of children. On top of that, unsupervised playing helps them to develop skills they need in a later stage in life. However, the boundaries that children get imposed, limit them in their independent mobility (Vlaar et al., 2019). The independent mobility is an essential part for children to learn social skills and to stay healthy both physical and mental. Care takers heavily influence their children, aware and unaware. With that they also influence how their children see the physical environment. Most care takers give their children rules and boundaries for when they go outside unsupervised. Those rules and boundaries mostly relate to car infrastructure and the need to find their children when needed. Especially the extension or elimination of those boundaries have a positive influence on a child’s independent mobility. This can be done by including “woonerven” in the design of a neighborhood, prioritizing pedestrian and cyclist networks and implementing child friendly infrastructure such as a “Kindlint”. The comparison between Beijum and the Oosterparkwijk shows that care takers in Beijum perceive less obstructions to the allowed independent mobility of their child than care takers in the Oosterparkwijk.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Niekerk, F. |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jul 2020 08:44 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jul 2020 09:28 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3234 |
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