Snippe, David (2022) Playground accessibility and spatial equity: Does capacity matter? Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
This thesis analyses the impact of household poverty levels on playground accessibility to assess spatial equity. In this, the capacity of playgrounds is taken into account for the first time by comparing access to playgrounds and units of playground equipment in the Dutch city of Arnhem. This makes it possible to answer the following research question: How does the capacity of playgrounds relate to the spatial equity of playground accessibility? Two methods are chosen to measure accessibility: coverage and congestion. The former counts the number of playgrounds within a buffer, the latter uses the two-step floating catchment area to factor in distance decay and usage levels. Both methods were also deployed with a small variation to test for sensitivity. Results consistently indicate a significant, but weak positive impact of household poverty levels on playground accessibility, independent of the chosen object of analysis, metric or method variation. The lack of difference between playgrounds an units of playground equipment suggests that playground capacity matters little with regards to accessibility at the municipal level, although more local differences can be found.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Rijnks, R.H. |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Feb 2022 13:38 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2022 13:38 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3781 |
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