Aarnink, Merle L. (2023) Urban stress(-ors) in the city of Groningen: valuing urban wellbeing through the use of softGIS. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
This study on urban stress in the city of Groningen focuses on experiences of stress in relation to urban wellbeing. The central research question is: ‘How do urban stressors affect wellbeing in the city of Groningen?’. The research question is answered through a mix of quantitative and qualitative geographical analysis which uses data obtained in a questionnaire survey among (former) inhabitants of the city of Groningen. Central to the analysis is a participative softGIS approach providing an extra data layer built on perception. The analysis shows that urban stress in the city of Groningen arises predominantly in the city centre and along main traffic routes. Contributing stressors concern primarily traffic and noise. Capacities of urban stress involve grumpiness, fatigue, and feelings of discomfort. Many respondents, however, experience urban stress only during the situation. Experiences of social stress occur among a less resilient group: respondents who experience stress and feel that this determines their state of mind at least. Whereas urban pathology appears limited in the city of Groningen, planning solutions concerning the separation of urban modes and the addition of greenery as multifunctional barrier may improve city functioning and city wellbeing.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Human Geography and Planning |
| Supervisor: | Daams, M.N. |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Mar 2023 12:42 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Mar 2023 12:42 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4156 |
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