Luttje, Savannah (2024) Identifying Barriers: Exploring Determinants of Green Climate Shelter Access for Women and Queer Individuals during Extreme Heat Periods in Groningen. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
This thesis investigates the barriers queer individuals and women face in accessing green climate shelters and specifically, focuses on urban parks in the Dutch city of Groningen during periods of heat stress. The central research question this thesis investigates is: What are the determinants of access to green spaces as climate shelters during climate extremes for women and queer individuals in Groningen? The research question was investigated using qualitative methodology, open-ended survey questions were distributed as a means to collect data, and analysed by coding themes in ATLAS.ti. Important determinants of going to a park during heat extremes this research has observed are the distance of women and queer individuals’ homes or places of study to the park, good sanitary facilities, crowdedness, and feeling of safety. One important conclusion is that these barriers are identified for a small group of queer individuals and women living in Groningen, however, awareness is not the only factor necessary to achieve climate justice queer people should be more recognised in climate change procedures and policies. A suggestion for further research is to research this topic on a larger scale and also factor in the policies existing for the parks and how to make them more gender and LGBTQ+-inclusive.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Turhan, E. |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Feb 2024 11:06 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Feb 2024 11:06 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4466 |
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