%0 Thesis
%9 Master
%A Baxter, L
%D 2018
%F theses_frw:256
%T Nudging in bicycle parking: influencing the self-organising processes of bicycle parking in public spaces
%U https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/256/
%X The inner-city of Groningen is dealing with inappropriate bicycle parking in public spaces. Current interventions often fail since they do not recognise that the behaviour of cyclists who park their bicycle is guided through processes of self-organisation and is not always rational. A way of tackling inappropriate bicycle parking is though nudging. This study explores to what extent self-organising processes can be guided through nudging to provide insights for urban planners to determine when nudging could be effective or not in order to prevent ineffective nudges. A field experiment has been conducted in the public space of Westerhaven with a nudge, which consisted of two bicycle squares with two yellow bicycles. This study concludes that nudging can be a useful instrument for urban planners to influence the self-organisation of bicycle parking in public spaces when used to complement other interventions.