Grit, Maarten (2021) PUBLIC GREEN SPACE AND URBAN INTENSITY IN CITIES. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
Currently, urban areas are representing a significant part of the ongoing sustainability problems. At this moment, the concept of ‘planning for proximity’ is believed to be a promising solution for these problems, within the urban planning community. This concept utilizes densification to ensure environmental, social, and economic sustainability by increasing the urban intensity. However, these sustainability benefits might be outweighed by the loss of open green space. This paper therefore investigated the influence of access to public green space on the success on densification. The research applies an approach according to Geographical Information Systems (GIS) on 15 selected neighbourhoods in the city of Groningen. Subsequently, the access to public green space and urban intensity in these neighbourhoods are measured. The composite performances on these components are statistically compared with three urban liveability indicators (nuisance, social cohesion, and heat stress). Ultimately, a graph between access to public green space and urban intensity is composed to identify the influence of the range between the two componenents on the urban liveability indicators. Consequently, the findings suggest that access to public green space can have enhancing effects on liveability, whereas urban intensity can have degrading effects on urban liveability. Lastly, there is indicated that a balance between access to public green space and urban intensity is still complex, but a promising strategy for urban planning.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Saleh, M.M.I.M. |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Aug 2021 16:15 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2021 16:15 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3624 |
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