eprintid: 4157
rev_number: 4
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datestamp: 2023-03-15 07:22:00
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Dijkstra, Daan Pieter
creators_id: S3982335
creators_email: d.p.dijkstra@student.rug.nl
title: Urban Greenery: An in- depth look at urban parks in relation to the perceived health of two neighbourhoods in Groningen
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Urban parks can be found in every shape and form all around the world. Parks provide places of greenery with high biodiversity in cities that mainly exist out of concrete and steel. In the recent decade more research has been done on how parks influence human health. This research examines how proximity and quality of two different parks influences perceived human health in two neighbourhoods with different socio – economic status in Groningen.  The two urban parks that were selected are Park Selwerd situated in the Paddepoel neighbourhood and Park Groenestein situated in the neighbourhood Helpman. Firstly, the paper defined the inhabitants that live within an 800 meter radius of one of the two urban parks. Secondly, the paper used an indicator list to determine the objective quality of both parks. Lastely, a survey was conducted in which 15 participants from each park were interviewed to determine how the inhabitants of both neighbourhoods perceive health in relation to the proximity and quality of the urban parks. Findings show that Park Groenenstein is marginally more accessible than Park Selwerd. Park Selwerd objectively has a higher quality. Looking at peoples’own perception of human health in relation with park proximity and quality certain trends were found. These trends are further discussed in the paper. With these trends the paper concludes that that park proximity and park quality have an positive influence on perceived human health both in Park Groenestein and in Park Selwerd. With proximity mainly influencing the number of visits and quality mainly influencing the experience of the urban park visits.
date: 2023
pages: 30
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: TP
tutors_name: Turhan, E.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Infrastucture Planning
tutors_email: e.turhan@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: Urban Greenery
keywords_local: Park Quality
keywords_local: Park Proximity
keywords_local: Perceived Health
keywords_local: Human Health
keywords_local: Socio- economic status
keywords_local: Ecosystem Services
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2023-03-14
citation:   Dijkstra, Daan Pieter  (2023) Urban Greenery: An in- depth look at urban parks in relation to the perceived health of two neighbourhoods in Groningen.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4157/1/Research%20step%207%2C%20bachelor%20thesis%2C%20daan%20dijkstra%20s3982335%20%281%29.pdf