eprintid: 4286
rev_number: 4
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datestamp: 2023-07-21 11:42:32
lastmod: 2023-07-21 11:42:32
status_changed: 2023-07-21 11:42:32
type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Scheffer, Clemens
creators_id: S4422058
creators_email: clemens.scheffer@gmail.com
title: The Influence of Built Environment on Mental Health on a Neighbourhood Level
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: The influence of the built environment (BE) on the physical and mental health of residents has been the subject of extensive research in the context of an ever-increasing share of people living in urban environments. The study of the influence of the BE on the mental health in Dutch cities has come short; this study addresses that. The study utilised openly available secondary data on the mental health issues of residents and key figures of neighbourhoods. The correlations between residents that experience severe loneliness or that are at a high risk of anxiety/depression and the built environment are explored using simple linear regression. It was found that the BE correlates with the mental health issues of residents. While the share of green space has a negative correlation, population density, network integration and space syntax walkability have a positive correlation. Policy advisors and spatial planners should be aware of the influence of the built environment on the mental health on residents, especially the positive impact the share of green space has showed to have on mental health and consider this in the design and implementation of future development schemes. The study can be extended by considering different urban contexts within the Netherlands or Europe, or at a different spatial scale. Additionally, the demographic composition of the neighbourhoods could be considered in addition to the physical features of the built environment.
date: 2023
pages: 28
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: TP
tutors_name: Ramezani, S.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Spatial Planning & Design
tutors_email: s.ramezani@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: Built environment
keywords_local: Green space
keywords_local: Population density
keywords_local: Network integration
keywords_local: Space syntax
keywords_local: Walkability
keywords_local: Mental health
keywords_local: Risk of anxiety/depression
keywords_local: Severe loneliness
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2023-07-21
citation:   Scheffer, Clemens  (2023) The Influence of Built Environment on Mental Health on a Neighbourhood Level.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4286/1/Bachelor%20Thesis%20Clemens%20Scheffer%20S4422058%20Final%20Version.pdf