Lehane, Catherine (2024) Loo and Behold: Accessibility and the Socio-Spatial Construction of Dutch Public Toilets. Pre-master thesis.
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Abstract
This thesis explores policy articulations of accessibility in an effort to examine the contested role of public toilets within Dutch urban public spaces. The study employs a three-tiered approach, commencing with a comprehensive historical analysis to establish the trajectory of public toilets in the Netherlands, tracing their evolution from rudimentary facilities to modern-day amenities. This is followed by an area analysis, to highlight the present-day scenario of public toilets in Groningen, mapping out the spatial distribution and accessibility of facilities. Finally, discourse analysis is employed to critically examine policy conceptualisations of accessibility within local planning documents. In employing discourse analysis, the study aims to unearth the underlying ideologies and power dynamics that shape the discourse surrounding public toilet accessibility. In drawing attention to the history, urban reality, and policy discourses surrounding Dutch public toilets, it seeks to inform more inclusive and equitable urban planning practices with a goal of more accessible and inclusive public spaces for all. This thesis contributes both to academic scholarship and urban policy-making. The study finds that despite framing accessibility as both a goal and fundamental principle guiding policy development and implementation, local policy fails to meet accessibility standards set in regards to the physical and informational component.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Pre-master) |
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| Degree programme: | Society, Sustainability and Planning (MSc Socio-spatial Planning) |
| Supervisor: | Roo, G. de |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jul 2024 13:15 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Jul 2024 13:15 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4668 |
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