relation: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4091/
title: How do cul-de-sacs affect livability in city neighbourhoods?
creator: Foyle, Rory
description: Creating livable neighbourhoods is a difficult endeavour, and choosing which street layouts to use is just one of the many considerations that have to be made. This study looks at the connection between the prevalence of cul-de-sacs and livability on a neighbourhood level to identify emergent patterns. Particularly, the number of cul-de-sacs per neighbourhood is taken as the metric of study, and this is compared with a calculated "livability score" using a multinomial logistic regression model. Data from Leefbaarometer allows for the use of a calculated livability score per neighbourhood, and OpenStreetMap data is used for the number of cul-de-sacs. Results show a significant relationship between the variables, but little variation in livability with number of cul-de-sacs. The study presents a new empirical model for studying neighbourhood level prevalence of cul-de-sacs, and advocates for renewed focus on the importance of street layout in city planning when designing new neighbourhoods.
date: 2022
type: Thesis
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: text
language: en
identifier: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4091/1/FINAL%20VERSION%20Bachelor%20Thesis%20S3940861%2C%20Foyle%2C%20R.%20%282022%29.pdf
identifier:   Foyle, Rory  (2022) How do cul-de-sacs affect livability in city neighbourhoods?  Bachelor thesis.