Renck, N.R.T. (2024) How do children perceive the role of the built environment in promoting social sustainability? Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
Urban sustainable development is crucial for the coming decades, however, to plan for socially sustainable cities is still a puzzle according to research. This paper discusses the relevance of including children in the planning of sustainable urban spaces since they are deemed to be crucial indicators of sustainable development. The discussion is first based on highlighting the importance of social integration to promote social well-being and consequently social sustainability. It is examined how the implementation of built environment concepts such as mice use, integrated nature and circulation alternatives contribute to promote such social integration. Through interviews held with children it was first analyzed how they perceived their built environment and spoted notions they deemed necessary. Secondly, through a research-by-design approach, the children expressed how they acknowledged the built form. Finally, the participants sketched their preferences to stimulate social integration through built-up concepts. The findings suggest that children do indeed value integrated nature and mixed use in the city structure to promote social interaction and integration, however, circulation alternatives are still disputed. Such findings support theories to promote social sustainability put forward by the existing literature and may guide future urban planners when designing cities to achieve more sustainable environments.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Ataol, O. |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Jul 2024 11:04 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Jul 2024 11:04 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4546 |
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