%0 Thesis
%9 Pre-master
%A Meent, Joël van de
%D 2024
%F theses_frw:4665
%P 30
%T Sports Parks in the context of a Healthy City and Urban Planning.
%U https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4665/
%X The health of the city’s people is becoming increasingly prevalent in the policies and goals of   cities which can be seen in the goals of the World Health Organisation to make cities “healthy   cities”. In making the city’s citizens more healthy, sports are considered a big part of   improving health. Sports parks are a logical way to incorporate more activity into citizen’s   lives. This study will look at how these sports parks should be implemented and how they   should be designed so that the city becomes healthier. To do this, a research-by-design study   was conducted in the neighbourhood of Meerstad, located in the Dutch city Groningen to   answer the research question “In what ways can sports parks contribute to the design of   healthy neighbourhoods?” This study found that several elements need to be taken into   account when designing a sports park to make for a healthy neighbourhood: placement of the   park, park aesthetics, feeling of safety of the visitor, sufficient equipment, weather resistance   and relevant climate adaptation measures. By implementing these elements, it is expected that   a sports park will perform well and that people will like to come to the park and exercise   physical activity to improve their health.