Onwuachu, N.O. (2023) The Evolving Hubs: Understanding the effectiveness of the concept on the built environment in Groningen and Drenthe. Master thesis.
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Abstract
Selected transportation nodes have been upgraded in the Dutch provinces of Groningen and Drenthe with the goal to improve accessibility for rural inhabitants. These so-called 'Hubs' are designated places where transfers are facilitated to different modalities in a comfortable and attractive manner. The concept of Hub is developing over time into a concept that not only concerns with rural mobility, but also enters the domains of other policy such as accessibility, sustainability and equity. The question remains whether Hub is a useful tool to fulfil this policy and how that can be measured. The purpose of this thesis is therefore to understand the complex nature of the policy domains Hub is involved with, through an effect evaluation. Five Hubs were analysed based on changes in the built environment on three different levels of scale and changes in accessibility over a timespan of six years. The results show that no significant changes have emerged between the six years that have been analysed. Explanations for this can be found in the rural nature of the surroundings, and the little time period that was used for the comparison. Also the lack of data qualitative data available from 2016 made it difficult to draw comparisons on how the Hub-concept added onto the transit node. As these point of views are very important for the concept to embed properly in its surroundings, it is recommended to incorporate the local communities more into the place-making for the Hub. By incorporating these groups, a possible effect can be traced more effectively.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Degree programme: | Society, Sustainability and Planning (MSc Socio-spatial Planning) |
| Supervisor: | Dijk, T. van |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Dec 2023 13:05 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Dec 2023 13:05 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4434 |
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