eprintid: 3699
rev_number: 5
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datestamp: 2021-09-01 09:36:45
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Rooijen, S.J.P. van
creators_id: S4079469
creators_email: sjpvanrooijen@gmail.com
title: Train Stations and Residential Satisfaction: A quantitative approach to the relationship between the distance to train stations and residential satisfaction of households in cities in the Netherlands.
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Residential satisfaction is an important matter for tenants and homeowners, but also for property owners. For tenants and homeowners it is important as residential satisfaction is associated with the overall quality of life. For property owners, it is an important matter as satisfied tenants give the owner a positive image and cost less than dissatisfied tenants. Residential satisfaction is mainly dependent on characteristics in three categories: individual/household characteristics, dwelling characteristics and neighbourhood characteristics. Accessibility is an important characteristic of the neighbourhood which has an effect on residential satisfaction, as mobility is important for the overall quality of life. In the recent years, public transportation has been growing in importance as a result of several positive effects it has on both the environment and the wellbeing of people. This study investigates whether the increased accessibility as a result of living in close proximity of a train station increases the residential satisfaction amongst households in the 40 largest cities of the Netherlands. Previous research has investigated the relationship between living in close proximity of a highway and residential satisfaction, but the relationship with the proximity of a train station has not yet been investigated. The results show that there is no significant relationship between the distance to a train station and residential satisfaction. This finding is in line with what could be expected from the existing theory. The presence of a train station in close proximity of the residence does not have a positive, neither a negative effect on the residential satisfaction of households in cities in the Netherlands.
date: 2021
pages: 54
thesis_type: pre_master
degree_programme: VG
tutors_name: Liu, X.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Economische Geografie
tutors_email: Xiaolong.Liu@rug.nl
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keywords_local: Residential Satisfaction
keywords_local: Train stations
keywords_local: Tenants
keywords_local: Accessibility
keywords_local: Housing
keywords_local: Amenities
keywords_local: Netherlands
keywords_local: Real Estate
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2021-09-01
citation:   Rooijen, S.J.P. van  (2021) Train Stations and Residential Satisfaction: A quantitative approach to the relationship between the distance to train stations and residential satisfaction of households in cities in the Netherlands.  Pre-master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3699/1/Master%20Thesis%20Final%20Version%20Sjoerd%20van%20Rooijen.pdf