TY  - UNPB
EP  - 31
A1  - Grit, Maarten
TI  - PUBLIC GREEN SPACE AND  URBAN INTENSITY IN  CITIES
M1  - bachelor
Y1  - 2021///
ID  - theses_frw3624
UR  - https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3624/
N2  - Currently, urban areas are representing a significant part of the ongoing sustainability 
problems. At this moment, the concept of ?planning for proximity? is believed to be a 
promising solution for these problems, within the urban planning community. This concept 
utilizes densification to ensure environmental, social, and economic sustainability by 
increasing the urban intensity. However, these sustainability benefits might be outweighed 
by the loss of open green space. This paper therefore investigated the influence of access to 
public green space on the success on densification. The research applies an approach 
according to Geographical Information Systems (GIS) on 15 selected neighbourhoods in the 
city of Groningen. Subsequently, the access to public green space and urban intensity in these 
neighbourhoods are measured. The composite performances on these components are 
statistically compared with three urban liveability indicators (nuisance, social cohesion, and 
heat stress). Ultimately, a graph between access to public green space and urban intensity is 
composed to identify the influence of the range between the two componenents on the urban 
liveability indicators. Consequently, the findings suggest that access to public green space can 
have enhancing effects on liveability, whereas urban intensity can have degrading effects on 
urban liveability. Lastly, there is indicated that a balance between access to public green 
space and urban intensity is still complex, but a promising strategy for urban planning.
AV  - public
ER  -