Lunshof, Mariëlle (2023) Hubs as destination: How to integrate amenities with hubs in order to increase rural liveability. Master thesis.
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Abstract
Rural areas have to deal with accessibility challenges as both amenities and public transport are disappearing, which pressures also rural liveability. Hubs can potentially help to tackle this issue as they are multimodal mobility nodes on central locations. The purpose of this research is to explore how amenities can be integrated with hubs to improve rural liveability and answers the research question: How can amenities be integrated with hubs in order to increase liveability in rural areas? This is done through a case study on North-West Drenthe using secondary data, policy analysis and interviews. The villages of Roden, Peize, Roderwolde and Nieuw-Roden are used as exemplar villages. The theories used are embedded in research on liveability, accessibility, LUTI and hubs. The results show that the accessibility of amenities impacts liveability. Proximity and LUTI contribute to accessibility, and they can be applied through integrating hubs with amenities. Needs and desires regarding amenities differ per community and therefore customization is important. Clustering of amenities at hubs leads to several potential effects including reduced mobility, increased social interaction, generating new users and amenities reinforcing each other. Based on the outcomes of this research, recommendations for the planning practice include using an integrated approach to connect different policy domains as well as customizing every hub in order to match with the needs and desires of its future users. Further research is needed on parcel and parcel-passenger combination hubs, integrated approaches which connect different policy domains for hub developments and on more isolated rural areas as well as rural areas with railway connections as this would help to get a further understanding of how integrating hubs with amenities can improve liveability for rural areas.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Degree programme: | Society, Sustainability and Planning (MSc Socio-spatial Planning) |
| Supervisor: | Arts, E.J.M.M. |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jul 2023 14:16 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jul 2023 14:16 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4289 |
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