eprintid: 3512
rev_number: 5
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datestamp: 2021-07-01 06:44:57
lastmod: 2021-07-01 06:44:57
status_changed: 2021-07-01 06:44:57
type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Ark, Axl van
creators_id: S3829359
creators_email: a.van.ark.1@student.rug.nl
title: Subjective well-being and proximity to large cities
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Recent findings indicate that subjective well-being is lowest in the largest urban region of countries with developed economies. An important factor in this urban paradox is the possibility of borrowing urban benefits for people living in proximity of these large urban areas. Based on this premise, this research aims to combine spatial and quantitative analysis to answer its main research question: “How is subjective well-being influenced by residential proximity to a large urban area?”, while also dissecting some national differences. This thesis draws on secondary data from the European Social Survey (ESS) 2018 to conclude that there is a negative linear relationship, with little national differences.
date: 2021
pages: 17
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: SGP
tutors_name: Ballas, D.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Economische Geografie
tutors_email: D.Ballas@rug.nl
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keywords_local: Geographies of Happiness
keywords_local: Urban Paradox
keywords_local: Subjective well-being
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2021-06-30
citation:   Ark, Axl van  (2021) Subjective well-being and proximity to large cities.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3512/1/A7_Bachelor%20Thesis_Axl%20van%20Ark_s3829359.pdf