Kamsma, S. (2021) Linking Covid-19 prevalence to measures of residential density: Does Covid-19 thrive in denser areas? Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
This research examines the effects of residential density on the prevalence of Covid- 19 in the Netherlands. A new measure of residential density is introduced, integrating three components of density into a sole, all-embracing density indicator and therefore expanding the proxy for urbanity. The components include the density of residential addresses, public green space and indoor space within people’s homes, respectively measured by the number of addresses within a square kilometer, green space per inhabitant in squared meters and squared meters residential space per inhabitant. Regression analysis is used to assess the relationship between residential density and the number of Covid-19 infections. The main results indicate that there indeed exists a significant positive relation between the measures of residential density and the observed Covid-19 cases. No significant relation can be found between residential density and other often-used indicators such as hospital admissions or deaths resulting from Covid-19.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Human Geography and Planning |
| Supervisor: | Daams, M.N. |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Aug 2022 09:36 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Aug 2022 09:36 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3975 |
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