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type: thesis
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creators_name: Schaafsma, L.J.
title: Making the urban fringe more attractive for running and cycling purposes
ispublished: pub
full_text_status: public
abstract: In this thesis the following main research question is answered:How can the built environment in the urban fringe in the Netherlands be made more attractive for urban-based runners and cyclists? An online survey was placed in Facebook groups and spread through running and cycling associations to gather the needed data. Descriptive statistics and Chi Square tests were used for data analysis. The results indicate that the urban fringe is already used a lot by urban-based runners and cyclists in the Netherlands. Factors that are seen as important when runners and cyclists choose a location to sport in include: traffic, busyness, proximity, accessibility, aesthetics, greenery, amenities like availability of cycling and walking paths, safety, and maintenance. Suggested planning interventions in the urban fringe are: improving the aesthetics and greenery by planting more trees and improving safety, improving accessibility and separating traffic and sportspeople by installing more dedicated walking and cycling paths.
date: 2017
date_type: published
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: SGP
tutors_name: Strijker, D.
tutors_name: Silveira Brito, M.
keywords_local: Running
keywords_local: Urban fringe
keywords_local: Physical activity
keywords_local: Built environment
keywords_local: Cycling
keywords_local: Health
language_iso: nl
titleorder: Making the urban fringe more attractive for running and cycling purposes
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date_of_import: 2020-04-22
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date_issued: 2017-01-01
citation:   Schaafsma, L.J.  (2017) Making the urban fringe more attractive for running and cycling purposes.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/887/1/Bachelor_Thesis_Final_Luuk_Schaafsma.pdf