eprintid: 3660
rev_number: 5
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datestamp: 2021-08-30 12:54:07
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Cawthorne-Nugent, Freddy
creators_id: S3420019
creators_email: Fredcawthornenugent@yahoo.co.uk
title: Accessibility for physically disabled within a cycling city centre. Tensions of shared infrastructure; a Groningen case study.
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: This thesis explores the accessibility of physically disabled pedestrians within the inner-city of Groningen. As Groningen is known for being a cycling city, the affects of bicycles and cyclists upon the accessibility of physically disabled pedestrians are explored, as currently there is a knowledge gap here within the planning literature. By means of a mixed methods case study, which uses online surveys and walking & talking interviews, accessibility for mobility impaired is explored. Bicycles are a bigger issue than cyclists, although both affect the accessibility of physically disabled pedestrians. Furthermore, the accessibility of the built environment is improving with every new (re)development that takes place in the city centre. However, the future transport plan could reduce the accessibility of mobility impaired, as they can no longer get close enough to the inner-city by car. It is advises that the working group for physically disabled pedestrians (Toegankelijk Groningen) get a right of consent on public plans. Furthermore, the municipality should implement solutions that are usable, reachable and accessible, this will improve the accessibility for physically disabled citizens in Groningen’s inner-city.
date: 2021
pages: 71
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: EIP
tutors_name: Bandsma, K.V.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Planologie
tutors_email: K.V.Bandsma@rug.nl
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keywords_local: Accessibility
keywords_local: Infrastructure
keywords_local: Disabled
keywords_local: Cycling
keywords_local: Groningen
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2021-08-22
citation:   Cawthorne-Nugent, Freddy  (2021) Accessibility for physically disabled within a cycling city centre. Tensions of shared infrastructure; a Groningen case study.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3660/1/Upload%20version.pdf