Minkes, Marit (2019) The awareness of Terschellingers of their coastal defense. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
Sea-level rise is a much-discussed topic nowadays. In the case of the Netherlands there are negative consequences to sea-level rise. For example, the Dutch Wadden Islands, home to a lot of Dutch people, are surrounded by the sea. Those areas of the Netherlands could be endangered if the sea level rises. Literature shows that many people continue to live in risk areas, because the place attachment is high and often those regions have very fertile soil conditions. The aim of this research is to find out how aware Terschellingers are of their coastal defense. The level of awareness of inhabitants has a relation with how often hazards occur. In this case it would mean that the level of coastal defense awareness of Terschellingers is relatively low. The main research question to investigate this is: How aware are residents of Terschelling of their coastal defense? By using quantitative and qualitative data in the form of; literature, a survey and mental maps an answer to this question will be presented in this research. It can be deduced from the results that the inhabitants do not directly notice the sea- level rise. They do not see the sea as a threat and do not feel like they are living in a risk area. The place attachment overall is very high. This is an expected outcome because living on an island is often a well-considered choice. The people are emotional connected with the island. The awareness of coastal defense is relatively low, most participants did not know how their island was protected.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Human Geography and Planning |
| Supervisor: | Boumans, B.M. |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Aug 2020 08:19 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Aug 2020 08:19 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3267 |
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