eprintid: 4774
rev_number: 4
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datestamp: 2024-10-07 08:46:33
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Haveman, N.W.
creators_id: S5021685
creators_email: orrien2000@gmail.com
title: shared place attachment in social networks, a case study
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: In the literature there is a knowledge gap in the understanding how (shared) place attachment interacts with social networks. It is the goal of this study to find out how shared place attachment interacts with ties between actors in social networks. The presence of shared place attachment is important for the correct functioning and use of many (semi) public places in the world. To understand how these two variables interact with each other a social network analysis was performed on an informal network that is hybrid place bound. The data for the social network analysis was gathered through the use of a survey. In the study, evidence was found for a positive link between tie strength and shared place attachment. The evidence was however not completely conclusive. It was found that most of the shared place attachment was created by the group of actors and not by the individual actor’s attraction to a place. Another conclusion that was drawn from the study is that there is a connection between well connected members of a network (so called central characters) and the existence of shared place connection. This connection is something to look into for further research, just as the strengthening of the evidence that shared ties lead to shared place attachment. This result is relevant for spatial planning because it provides another variable (shared ties) for the creation of better places (shared place attachment). By facilitating shared ties within a network, shared place attachment can be stimulated. For both of these further research proposals it is recommended that more case studies are performed, with a greater number of participants than the original study.
date: 2024
pages: 51
thesis_type: 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: social network analysis
keywords_local: social network
keywords_local: shared place attachment
keywords_local: interpersonal tie
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2024-10-05
citation:   Haveman, N.W.  (2024) shared place attachment in social networks, a case study.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4774/1/Master-Thesis-Niels-Haveman-S5021685-2.0-1.pdf