eprintid: 3979
rev_number: 4
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datestamp: 2022-08-24 09:41:40
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type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Kluivingh, Minke
creators_id: S5011035
creators_email: m.kluivingh@student.rug.nl
title: Design to encourage physical activity:  A case study on the environment of secondary schools
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: This study contributes as an explorative research that addresses the societal importance of environment 
surrounding secondary schools that encouraging physical activity of adolescents. The main question in 
this research is: ‘How can the environment around secondary schools encourage physical activity of 
adolescents?’ Qualitative data on this topic is collected through semi-structured interviews. For this 
purpose a case in Delft, the Netherlands has been researched. Results for interventions in the built 
environment are in line with literature: if a school is located in a neighbourhood that has (sports)
facilities or green spaces, adolescents are more likely to be physically active during the day. By using 
space smarter, more can space for facilities be realised. Smarter parking policies can create space. For 
example, by stacking, using space underground or on a roof, the space on the square can be used in a 
different way. However, institutional interventions appeared to be more complex. Institutional barriers 
(e.g. private sports fields and no policies) and lack of a clear problem owner result in complicated 
situations where obvious interventions are challenging to implement. A limitation of this study is that it 
is a single-case study. In the optimal circumstances, mixed methods would be used in which the scope 
and complexity of the problem would be covered. Further research could contribute to this. Other 
future research could address institutional barriers such as the problem of ownership.
date: 2022
pages: 27
thesis_type: pre_master
degree_programme: SP
tutors_name: Niekerk, F.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Planologie
tutors_email: F.Niekerk@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: Adolescents
keywords_local: Secondary schools
keywords_local: Physical activity
keywords_local: Built Environment
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2022-08-23
citation:   Kluivingh, Minke  (2022) Design to encourage physical activity: A case study on the environment of secondary schools.  Pre-master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3979/1/Kluivingh%2C%20M%20-%20Design%20to%20encourage%20physical%20activity%20A%20case%20study%20on%20the%20environment%20of%20secondary%20schools.pdf