Kluivingh, Minke (2022) Design to encourage physical activity: A case study on the environment of secondary schools. Pre-master thesis.
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Abstract
This study contributes as an explorative research that addresses the societal importance of environment surrounding secondary schools that encouraging physical activity of adolescents. The main question in this research is: ‘How can the environment around secondary schools encourage physical activity of adolescents?’ Qualitative data on this topic is collected through semi-structured interviews. For this purpose a case in Delft, the Netherlands has been researched. Results for interventions in the built environment are in line with literature: if a school is located in a neighbourhood that has (sports) facilities or green spaces, adolescents are more likely to be physically active during the day. By using space smarter, more can space for facilities be realised. Smarter parking policies can create space. For example, by stacking, using space underground or on a roof, the space on the square can be used in a different way. However, institutional interventions appeared to be more complex. Institutional barriers (e.g. private sports fields and no policies) and lack of a clear problem owner result in complicated situations where obvious interventions are challenging to implement. A limitation of this study is that it is a single-case study. In the optimal circumstances, mixed methods would be used in which the scope and complexity of the problem would be covered. Further research could contribute to this. Other future research could address institutional barriers such as the problem of ownership.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Pre-master) |
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| Degree programme: | Society, Sustainability and Planning (MSc Socio-spatial Planning) |
| Supervisor: | Niekerk, F. |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Aug 2022 09:41 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Aug 2022 09:41 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3979 |
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