eprintid: 3781
rev_number: 5
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datestamp: 2022-02-16 13:38:28
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Snippe, David
creators_id: S3822362
creators_email: d.s.snippe@student.rug.nl
title: Playground accessibility and spatial equity: Does capacity matter?
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: This thesis analyses the impact of household poverty levels on playground accessibility to assess
spatial equity. In this, the capacity of playgrounds is taken into account for the first time by
comparing access to playgrounds and units of playground equipment in the Dutch city of Arnhem.
This makes it possible to answer the following research question: How does the capacity of
playgrounds relate to the spatial equity of playground accessibility? Two methods are chosen to
measure accessibility: coverage and congestion. The former counts the number of playgrounds
within a buffer, the latter uses the two-step floating catchment area to factor in distance decay and
usage levels. Both methods were also deployed with a small variation to test for sensitivity. Results
consistently indicate a significant, but weak positive impact of household poverty levels on
playground accessibility, independent of the chosen object of analysis, metric or method variation.
The lack of difference between playgrounds an units of playground equipment suggests that
playground capacity matters little with regards to accessibility at the municipal level, although more
local differences can be found.
date: 2022
pages: 22
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: TP
tutors_name: Rijnks, R.H.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Planologie
tutors_email: R.H.Rijnks@rug.nl
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keywords_local: Playgrounds
keywords_local: Accessibility
keywords_local: Spatial equity
keywords_local: Two-step floating catchment area
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2022-02-15
citation:   Snippe, David  (2022) Playground accessibility and spatial equity: Does capacity matter?  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3781/1/BaPo_thesis_finalversion_DavidSnippe.pdf