eprintid: 4668
rev_number: 4
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dir: disk0/00/00/46/68
datestamp: 2024-07-24 13:15:04
lastmod: 2024-07-24 13:15:04
status_changed: 2024-07-24 13:15:04
type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Lehane, Catherine
creators_id: S3929167
creators_email: c.m.lehane@student.rug.nl
title: Loo and Behold: Accessibility and the Socio-Spatial Construction of Dutch Public Toilets
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: This thesis explores policy articulations of accessibility in an effort to examine the contested role of
public toilets within Dutch urban public spaces. The study employs a three-tiered approach, commencing
with a comprehensive historical analysis to establish the trajectory of public toilets in the Netherlands,
tracing their evolution from rudimentary facilities to modern-day amenities. This is followed by an area
analysis, to highlight the present-day scenario of public toilets in Groningen, mapping out the spatial
distribution and accessibility of facilities. Finally, discourse analysis is employed to critically examine
policy conceptualisations of accessibility within local planning documents. In employing discourse
analysis, the study aims to unearth the underlying ideologies and power dynamics that shape the discourse
surrounding public toilet accessibility. In drawing attention to the history, urban reality, and policy
discourses surrounding Dutch public toilets, it seeks to inform more inclusive and equitable urban
planning practices with a goal of more accessible and inclusive public spaces for all. This thesis
contributes both to academic scholarship and urban policy-making. The study finds that despite framing
accessibility as both a goal and fundamental principle guiding policy development and implementation,
local policy fails to meet accessibility standards set in regards to the physical and informational
component.
date: 2024
pages: 39
thesis_type: pre_master
degree_programme: SP
tutors_name: Roo, G. de
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Planologie
tutors_email: G.de.Roo@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: Accessibility
keywords_local: Public Toilets
keywords_local: Discourse Analysis
keywords_local: Dutch Urban Public Space
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2024-07-24
citation:   Lehane, Catherine  (2024) Loo and Behold: Accessibility and the Socio-Spatial Construction of Dutch Public Toilets.  Pre-master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4668/1/s3929167-BP-SPD.pdf