eprintid: 1292 rev_number: 1 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/00/12/92 datestamp: 2020-04-23 05:26:13 lastmod: 2020-04-23 05:26:13 status_changed: 2020-04-23 05:26:13 type: thesis metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Cornelissen, M.D. title: Exploring rural shrinkage in the province of Groningen ispublished: pub full_text_status: public abstract: 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. date: 2018 date_type: published thesis_type: bachelor degree_programme: SGP tutors_name: Ballas, D. keywords_local: Rural shrinkage, population decline, push and pull factors, language_iso: en titleorder: Exploring rural shrinkage in the province of Groningen dbi: 5bb5d96488ecf imported_item: yes date_of_import: 2020-04-22 imported_from: http://scripties.frw.eldoc.ub.rug.nl/root/ba/SGP/2018/mdcornelissen/ import_source_file: theses-frw-20200422132455-5bb5d96488ecf.xml date_issued: 2018-01-01 description_company: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen citation: Cornelissen, M.D. (2018) Exploring rural shrinkage in the province of Groningen. Bachelor thesis. document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/1292/1/Assignment_7_Bachelor_Thesis_S_1.docx