Koning, Stijn, de (2024) Spatial Resilience in Inner Cities: a comparative research between Groningen, Zwolle, and Utrecht. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
The dynamics of the inner cities, retail has been a constant factor regarding its activities in the inner cities. However, due to changing consumer capacities and an increase in online retail, there is an increase in store erosion and shop closures of independent retail. These trends has led to a functional loss of the inner city, as retail will not have a dominant presence. It therefore raises the question to what extend cities are able to maintain the required functions, to adapt to change, and to redesign systems that limit adaptive capacity, and which factors contribute to this resilience. This thesis studies the contribution of locally owned shops to resilience. The contribution is researched in three cities in the Netherlands, Groningen, Zwolle, and Utrecht, through four identified variables: spatial variation, flexibility, integration, and governance. The research is conducted by means of interviews with local shop owners and representatives of entrepreneur associations. In the researched cities, it is found that local shops contribute to the resilience of the inner city, if they are enabled to do so by governance. This thesis contributes to the understanding of resilience of cities.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Roo, G. de |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Jul 2024 11:01 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Jul 2024 11:01 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4551 |
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