%X Multiple reasons have been brought up for the decline in children's physical health worldwide. Of 
which one is children's independent mobility, their license to travel and experience their 
environment without the supervision of their parents. Since parents set the independent mobility 
of their children, their perception of the urban environment is important. Within their independent 
mobility, children experience opportunities to interact with their environment, also known as their 
affordances. This research tries to research the effect of the parental perspective on the children's 
independent mobility and their affordances via a literature review, a policy analysis and a case study 
in Zuiderburen, Leeuwarden. It has been found that parents of children aged 9 to 11 experience 
traffic as dangerous and limit their children's independent mobility to certain crossings with traffic. 
At the same time, greenery and open spaces are identified as safe and important. Parents are 
satisfied with the affordances of their children within Zuiderburen. However, more affordances 
with the sports facilities could be created with an increase in most children's independent mobility, 
which could be done by changing the priority areas for cyclists or changing parents' perception of 
traffic.
%L theses_frw4092
%D 2022
%A Jelmer W. de Rijke
%T The effects of the parental perspective on children's independent mobility and their affordances, in Zuiderburen Leeuwarden