eprintid: 4023
rev_number: 4
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datestamp: 2022-09-02 14:20:17
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Engels, A.R.W.
creators_id: S4593944
creators_email: a.r.w.e.17@hotmail.com
title: Neighborhood environments in relation to wellbeing
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: The reduction of green areas in cities is a problem for the wellbeing of the inhabitants. People’s mental, psychological, physical, cognitive, functional, and social wellbeing are stimulated by green environments. Concentration, focusing is stimulated, and stress is reduced in a natural environment. Actual and perceived health are higher, and people also feel less lonely when being in regular contact with nature. The influence of socioeconomic class on the amount of green areas in the direct neighborhood is also considered. The main research question in this thesis is: To what extent does green space inside the neighborhood affect various aspects of people’s wellbeing in relation to socioeconomic position? 

For this study, we used secondary data on neighborhood accessibility of green space, wellbeing, and socioeconomic position. Two datasets were collated: the RIVM Health Monitor, and the Esri: Groen per Buurt (Green per neighborhood) datasets. Using stratified correlations by income and linear regression models, we find that results of this regression proved to be significant. Therefore, there was evidence found that in the population, there is a difference in wellbeing related to the amount of green space in neighborhoods and socioeconomic positions.
date: 2022
pages: 33
thesis_type: pre_master
degree_programme: SP
tutors_name: Rijnks, R.H.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Planologie
tutors_email: R.H.Rijnks@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: Green environments
keywords_local: Wellbeing
keywords_local: Neighborhoods
keywords_local: Socioeconomic positions
keywords_local: Statistical tests
keywords_local: Secondary data
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2022-09-01
citation:   Engels, A.R.W.  (2022) Neighborhood environments in relation to wellbeing.  Pre-master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4023/1/Neighborhood%20environments%20in%20relation%20to%20wellbeing%20definitieve%20versie.pdf