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creators_name: Woudenberg, Benedikt van
creators_id: S3813533
creators_email: b.m.van.woudenberg@student.rug.nl
title: Air quality and children’s well-being in an urban context: The influence of green climate adaptive measures on urban air qualities and children’s health and well-being
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abstract: Air pollution and green climate adaptive measures gain importance among urban planners, as
extreme weather events and the (air) quality of the urban areas become one of the key topics for a
healthy urban society, for especially children. Children are often seen as the most vulnerable group
in society, therefore children’s needs must be integrated into the planing process of urban areas.
This study researches the effects of green climate adaptive measures in urban areas with its main
focus on the impact of green climate adaptive measures on the air quality and how children can
profit most from those green areas. It is looked at how children can profit in their physical health
and mental health as well as how their well-being correlates with the availability of green spaces. A
mixed method approach has been performed to get insights from all angle. First a qualitative
analysis has been applied followed by a case specific GIS analysis for the city of Groningen.
The main findings are that there is a clear ration between green climate adaptive measures and air
quality and more over that there is a clear relationship between children’s physical and mental
health as well as an improved general well-being can be found.
Based on the results urban green climate adaptive measures, especially in areas close to schools,
kindergartens, need to increasingly promoted by planners as well as incentives to support green
climate adaptive measures need to be implemented by governmental organizations. In addition the
results illustrate that Groningen already takes action, with regard to climate adaptive measures and
their positive influences.
date: 2021
pages: 32
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: TP
tutors_name: Niekerk, F.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Planologie
tutors_email: F.Niekerk@rug.nl
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keywords_local: air pollution
keywords_local: well-being of children
keywords_local: green climate adaptive measures
keywords_local: child inclusive spatial planning
keywords_local: urban green space
keywords_local: green urban planning
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2022-02-16
citation:   Woudenberg, Benedikt van  (2021) Air quality and children’s well-being in an urban context: The influence of green climate adaptive measures on urban air qualities and children’s health and well-being.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3783/1/Thesis%20Benedikt%20van%20Woudenberg-s3813533.pdf