Bruinsma, Koen (2021) A parent’s perspective on neighbourhood safety: How the built environment influence parent’s social safety perception. Pre-master thesis.
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Abstract
The rapid urbanization of children’s environment leads to a decrease in the physical activity of children. This changing environment is linked to increasing levels of obesity among children. Research shows that children’s physical activity is strongly correlated with their independent mobility. Parents play an important role in determining the extent of the independent mobility of their children. To limit further decline in children’s independent mobility it is vital to get a better understanding of the role the built environment plays in parental decision making regarding children’s independent mobility. This research aims to determine what the role is of various aspects of the built environment on four aspects of social safety perception of parents. In this context, social safety perception is defined as the cumulation of traffic safety perception, crime safety perception, social cohesion and social connection. To test the hypothesis that traffic safety perception is the most important factor influencing parental decision making on children’s independent mobility, online surveys are distributed among residents of neighbourhood. Nine semi-structured interviews are taken from parents living in de Wijert. In the survey, respondents are asked to indicate an area where they would not let their child go independently, and subsequently asked to give their opinion on a set of theorems. This research uses latent content analysis to analyse the interviews. The results show that streets and traffic situations are the primary concern of parents regarding the independent mobility of their children. On this basis, future policies should take into account the parental perception of traffic when designing child friendly neighborhoods.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Pre-master) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Niekerk, F. |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Aug 2022 09:43 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Aug 2022 09:43 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3980 |
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