TY  - THES
UR  - https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/1292/
M1  - bachelor
N2  - Rural shrinkage is occurring more frequently in an ever globalizing world. The aim of this thesis is to acquire and analyze information on rural shrinkage in the province of Groningen.  The main method of this research is the use of the Geographical Information System (GIS), to display and analyze the affecting factors of rural shrinkage. Thereafter, these factors will statistically be tested to identify existing correlations through a regression analysis. At the same time it is important to ascertain if there are differences between urban and rural population considering their social environment. This will be examined by a statistical test for independent samples. The methods above have acquired insights in the complexity of rural shrinkage. The municipality of Groningen has become the urban capital of services and accessibility, whereas remaining municipalities of the province show random patterns of population decline.
TI  - Exploring rural shrinkage in the province of Groningen
AV  - public
Y1  - 2018///
A1  - Cornelissen, M.D.
ID  - theses_frw1292
ER  -